(December 30, 2013 at 6:02 pm)Z-one Wrote: I'm new to this forum, so this may seem a bit brash. After several hours of perusing threads here, I can only say I'm disappointed by the majority of the content. Maybe I'm missing something, but I had hoped for more.
What I am looking for is a forum where people actually discuss atheism and religion in an intelligent, respectful way. I see precious little of that here. The threads regarding religion that I've sampled quickly degenerate into senseless name-calling and posts that reveal a staggering lack of scientific literacy and consideration for people with differing views.
The forum rules state that this site is for friendly discussion and debate, and that flaming is discouraged. Those ideals do not seem to be upheld in practice. I don't expect the rules to be followed to the letter in every post, but from what I've seen go unchallenged I suggest the rules here should be changed to better reflect the culture of the forum.
No one is forcing me to be here, and my stay may be brief. If what I've seen so far is what members here want to do, that's ok. I'm just curious if anyone here knows of a site where I might find what I'm looking for.
So you want to have a friendly non-aggressive conversation about religion and politics? Good luck finding that anywhere on the planet. Secondly, you're whining about the confrontational nature of the 1800+ members of these forums and yet introduce yourself with a TOTALLY confrontational thread and add insult to injury by asking for the location of another atheistic forum. You should try Google for the obvious question and you should try Christianity to find a home for your glaring hypocrisy.
Go sell self-righteous somewhere else.