NoahsFarce Wrote:1) Debating theists keeps my mind sharp on the subject matter. I learn more about their views as well as my own. And you know what? I'm often forced to reexamine some of my points. That's progress.
2) Debating on the Internet is my small way of contributing to the education of the public. Even if one person on the fence finds my points to be convincing, all of my efforts would have been worth it.
3) I genuinely enjoy these debates. I don't get to do this much in my personal life.
Hey, whatever floats your boat. Personally, I prefer to spend my time engaging in activities more entertaining and productive than debating creationists, like smashing my head against a brick wall.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
