(April 25, 2015 at 1:05 am)whateverist Wrote: I didn't say you were in it to de-convert anyone. I'm just expressing my disinterest in debate per se, and debating xtians in particular. But plenty of people are into it. Carry on.
(April 24, 2015 at 7:34 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I can tell you my long term de conversion took me almost a decade and the person who got that ball rolling I will never know that one conversation got me thinking. And it took tons of reading other atheists arguments, some polite and some blasphemous when I finally got online in 01, up until today that shaped my views.
Sounds like a narrow escape. I think I get it. If I had gone through all of that I would probably be more interested in helping others get out too.
Fair enough.
Like I said, I think many in my experience over the years don't consider what goes on outside their posts. I had lots of influences that built up over time and many of those people will never no how they helped me. Some of it was seeing the refusal to play nice with theists that also helped me raise my voice. No you don't have to be blunt every context, but if it helps another atheist say "Hey I don't have to put up with this shit", that helps too.
