The Ball and the Cross

[Inqwizitor]

Thanks for the welcome @LadyForCamus and @BrianSoddingBoru4 — "drive-by theists" lol, that makes sense. I think a lot of believers are afraid of losing their faith, or they don't really care about what other people think and just want to win people to their side, and so they don't stick around for the full discussion.

Hi everyone. I'm a Roman Catholic interested in atheism and atheists. Lately I've listened to some Sam Harris on YouTube and I like the man, though I don't entirely agree with him, obviously. I'm looking for a forum that discusses what people actually believe in though, not just deconstructing other people's beliefs, which is what I've found at most secular/atheist discussion forums.

One thing I noticed that I wanted to ask about: Why are there twice as many threads in the "Religion" section of these forums, compared with the "Atheism" section?

The title of this post is a reference to the book by G.K. Chesterton, which is one of the best stories showing the value of friendship between believers and freethinkers.

Atheism is just a response to other peoples beliefs.

For example people say "I think there is a god" I say "I don't

Good point. I noticed your question in your religious views. Would you say you're an ignostic or igtheist? I realize we can't confine people to labels but they are useful to describe ideas people may or may not have at a particular point in time.