(May 6, 2013 at 8:59 am)Tonus Wrote:(May 4, 2013 at 9:15 am)pocaracas Wrote: Yes, it is presumptuous, but it is valid on any theist who comes to AF.org to "tell those pesky atheists how their faith works"...
I'd like to think that for every intractable theist who posts here, there are many more (er, "tractable") ones who just read. And if these discussions help them on the road to deconversion, then they're worth the trouble to have.
Back in the BBS days I did a few surveys asking simply, If you read but do not participate please speak up. It was at least five lurkers per participant sometimes approaching ten. One assumes they did not all speak up. They came to known as lurkers.