Know any other atheist forums?

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Thank you, Vi, for a well-considered response. I had missed Snidely's comments (I'm still getting used to the format here.)

Ehh, don't thank me I'm just doing this before I get to working in earnest (and I have a date tonight, so...).

Snidely, as tempting as the Lotus may be, I don't partake. I have friends who are all stripes of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and "new age" beliefs (even a couple druids). My life is enriched by these friendships and our occasional discussions and disagreements, even though I often struggle to understand their choices.

Well, at least you try to understand, right?

I would never make a blanket statement regarding the sole purpose of "card carrying" Christians posting on a forum like AF. They are individuals, here with their own motivations. The ones who come to convert get tiresome, I'm sure, but there are clearly others who are curious and open.

Good. So... are you a sock, or?

Anyway, stick around, and have some fun.

As an atheist father, I have taken my kids into churches and other places of worship, and will do this more as they mature. The influence of religion on art, society, politics, etc is too great to keep them ignorant of it. As much as I would like humanity to grow beyond any reliance on religion, we're not there yet.

Absolutely. Don't think that we rely on it, but... it has uses.