(November 25, 2017 at 7:23 pm)Starhunter Wrote: Hello,
I was raised in the Seventh Day Adventist church, and although I am not worthy to be called one, I cannot deny what I have learned from their resources.
I am familiar with all of their doctrines, and I would like to say that they are unique to the rest of Christendom, despite the amalgamation of many of their sectors into common religions.
By coming to an atheist forum, you would think that I want to be eaten by lions, but I am able to answer any queries about SDA's, and why their standing puts them into opposition with the rest of the world's religions.
Besides that, I am interested in talking with Atheists, because I am an Atheist by nature, and I feel that in many cases they are not given the credit for their logic, by the professed believers in God.
However, I am also ready to challenge some of Atheist thinking, because I have had to face similar questions in order to accept some of the answers.
Am I here to advertise the religion? It is invariably part of me, so yes I would be, but not intentionally.
I am not going to share anything, unless you ask a direct question, and I'll give a short answer, but I am more interested in your experiences and views.
Little advice if you wish to enjoy your stay here. Know the difference between bluntness. blasphemy and rights. Your claims WILL be challenged here, and you will get offended, but don't think of that as anything personal, but a challenge to the logic of your claims.
AND treat everyone here as individuals. We are not a gang, even among atheists we don't always agree. We have Catholics and even a few Muslims that hang out here.
One thing I can tell you about myself ONLINE not just here is I do get frustrated when theists go to where atheists hang out and expect us to say, "Isn't that nice", because we are skeptics and we don't simply swallow.
But we are not out to barbecue kittens or eat babies, nor do we love dictators.
