What has AtheistForums.org meant to you?

[Owlix]

I'd never done the forum thing before. But I was just browsing one day (one day not so very long ago) and found that, holy shit! these things exist for atheists!.

And I was hooked on the idea. I can discuss so many things with people around me, I was craving intellectual/off topic/random/religion discussions with people that would actually take it seriously.
So I registered here, and got impatient because it took someone a whole day to give me the email link to activate my account!

So I found a different one (can't remember which) that didn't make me wait for the email link. As I was unaware of the etiquette, I pretty much commented on the first thing I saw. And got ATTACKED by several people. Not a calm cool and collected 'that's now how this works' but more like a 'what the fuck, you're stupid and doing it all wrong'.

Bah.

And then the next day I got the email link to activate this account and poof! here I am.

In the scant few days I've been a member, this place has been for me much what it's been for the Salesman, in intellectual stimulant in a HUGE way. Not necessarily that I've learned from you guys (which I have), but more so, something about the discussions and links just makes me want more knowledge!

Here's a prime example: (and don't make fun of me for geeking out like this.... )
Could not tell you why, but a couple days ago I got this hankering for Chemistry. Like, I just felt like doing some chemistry homework. Which got me to thinking that I really don't remember a whole lot about that science anymore. I remembered my high school course and the fact that, much as I bitched about it, chemicals and elements and molecules and such actually excites me!
So I downloaded a college level introductory text and started reading. Fuck me, I even started taking notes! Before I knew it, I'd read about 70 pages worth of text and had taken about 15 pages of notes. And I STILL haven't gotten to anything of value, I'm still at the 'teach the dumbass the basics' parts.

Just the need for intellectual stimulation has been awakened since I started visiting this place.

I'm still reading Chemistry, but have also added introductory anatomy/physiology and algebra to my 'college book learning without the credits' classes.

So to all who've contributed to my newfound need,


THANK YOU!!!!!!