Lately, the forum has been awash in christians trying to "challange" atheists. I have no idea whether some of these nutters get together on christian sites and make a strategy plan to invade, but I can see why they do so.
Much like the farmer who manages to cultivate seemingly infertile land, if a christian can draw even one atheist away from atheism and into christian dogma, a great sense of victory must come of it. Sowing seeds in the most hostile territory possible (well, with the possible exception of muslim sites, but the muslims come here often for a similar notion) is missionary work.
I understand that part of atheism must be its ability to hold rational discourse with religious folk. I do wonder whether there is a way to asses the diminishing value of holding such conversations with those who have no chance of being persuaded out of their dogma. We go round and round with such types, and no amount of reason or questioning can bring the believer closer to reason. Consequently, I wonder at the value of letting christians who never accede that they have only their faith to stand on remain here. I am in general against censorship, but I feel that at times, it is good to repel infection fast and not to rely on the host to develop a resistance.
Have there been this many christian wankers coming on historically? Can they be dumped after an initial post or two into the Gauntlet, or some new Daedalian maze with something nasty waiting within? Just thinking here, but wondering whether there might be some way of diverting useless distractions into some hall of mirrors where those who want to fuck with them can go, but where the wankers can be contained.
Much like the farmer who manages to cultivate seemingly infertile land, if a christian can draw even one atheist away from atheism and into christian dogma, a great sense of victory must come of it. Sowing seeds in the most hostile territory possible (well, with the possible exception of muslim sites, but the muslims come here often for a similar notion) is missionary work.
I understand that part of atheism must be its ability to hold rational discourse with religious folk. I do wonder whether there is a way to asses the diminishing value of holding such conversations with those who have no chance of being persuaded out of their dogma. We go round and round with such types, and no amount of reason or questioning can bring the believer closer to reason. Consequently, I wonder at the value of letting christians who never accede that they have only their faith to stand on remain here. I am in general against censorship, but I feel that at times, it is good to repel infection fast and not to rely on the host to develop a resistance.
Have there been this many christian wankers coming on historically? Can they be dumped after an initial post or two into the Gauntlet, or some new Daedalian maze with something nasty waiting within? Just thinking here, but wondering whether there might be some way of diverting useless distractions into some hall of mirrors where those who want to fuck with them can go, but where the wankers can be contained.
Trying to update my sig ...
