(December 30, 2013 at 10:15 pm)Z-one Wrote: My suggestion was not meant as an insult, or to change anyone's behavior to suit my desires. I was pointing out what seem like inconsistencies between the rules and many of the posts I've seen. If the forum is lightly moderated and its rules are often ignored, I can live with that. My expectation for the forum is simply that it is predominantly populated by atheists. I have no doubt that there are many fine people who are members here.
The emphasis in the rules here is precisely on keeping discussion interactive, the manner of expression is pretty wide open. Personally I like that because I think we are much more than rational machines. If you put too much filter on it you may lose something valuable.
As for your expectation that it be predominantly populated by atheists, you don't have any reason to worry. But if you want to discuss religion it is better to have a wide variety of viewpoints and an environment that is not hostile to theists. Here at least, when you vent inappropriately at theists because of your own baggage you don't have to worry about being thrown out as a lout because of any prissy rule.
