RE: Experience of Atheists on Christian Forums
March 10, 2017 at 2:10 pm
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2017 at 2:14 pm by Whateverist.)
(March 10, 2017 at 1:37 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I've been a member of two Christian forums and had mostly positive experiences on both. The first, theologyweb, is one of those that is divided into theist and nontheist areas. I found that the treatment I received from staff was positive, but the attitudes of individual participants often tended toward the juvenile. If I were to draw any general lessons from my experience of Christian forums is that a lot of Christians have really shitty opinions of atheists in general.
And given what I remember of my own take on atheists as a pre-pubescent pseudo-xtian, I'm not surprised. When I learned my uncle was an atheist, I was dumbfounded to learn that not every one knew (and so believed in) God. Seemed like the most heinous act of ingratitude to me at the time. Fortunately he was much beloved by my mother as well as the rest of the family (myself included). I wonder what role, if any, knowing him played in my eventual 'fall from grace'.
Oh, and as to the OP my own experience over at Rational-whatever it is -William Craig's site- was shitty. Someone from there posted here a few years ago and I thought he conducted himself well. So I thought I'd engage in an impromptu exchange program with him. It was okay so long as I wasn't too forthcoming about what I actually think. Don't think I was vert confrontative but I did give as good as I got from the juvenile lot. I was banned.
