I Would Like To Talk to Atheists Who Aren't Assholes. Do Any of You Exist?

[FallentoReason]

If by 'asshole' you mean they resort to ad homs, then I think I don't classify as a nasty atheist.

What sort of stuff did you want to discuss by the way?

[The Grand Nudger]

What sort of stuff did you want to discuss by the way?

That atheists were assholes (until proven otherwise) and have a nasty liberal habit of banning conservatives.......

[LastPoet]

Hmmm, I'm starting to think we are being baited. All this guy does is bitch on about how offensive/mean atheists are.

@OP: Don't you have other things to talk about?

[Tiberius]

I'm an atheist, and I'm a nice person. I will make fun of your beliefs, just as at some point you will make fun of mine. I will attempt to destroy your arguments with logic, just as you will attempt to do with mine. I will allow you to share your beliefs in this open forum, just as I'd expect you to allow me to share mine.

I set up these forums so that we could a get together and discuss things without fear of one side trying to shit the other down. It is for this reason that we've banned atheist and theist members alike. We have theist and deist members of staff, possibly the first atheist forum to do so.

If you are looking for a forum which bans rudeness, this isn't one of them. You will have to grow a thicker skin and learn not to take things personally, since most of the time they are not. I hope you can learn to adapt to this environment, as I promise you there isn't another atheist forum like it.

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No one is going to ban you here for being a conservative. Some of the mods are conservative. The owner of the forum is a conservative.

FYI, I'm a Libertarian.

That said, nobody has ever, or will ever, be banned from these forums for their political views. Both communists and nazis are welcome to share their views here.

[Tobie]

@OP: Is alienating a group of people because some book that was written over 2,000 years ago tells you to being nice? Of course it isn't. Sure, catholics can be nice people, but catholic beliefs sure aren't.

[pocaracas]

Didn't you see the warning sign, when you plugged-into the internet? It said: BEWARE: here be trolls!

On the internet, in forums (and anywhere you can post under a nick), about 90% of people are trolls. Regardless of religion, race, country of origin, etc... ~90% are trolls or can be if pushed in the right direction.

And your OP is just one good shove in that direction for most atheists. Which would make this the most likely reply to you: Fuck off!

But some can stand their ground, even with pushes and shoves.
Now, we're not here to try to convert anyone. We're here to find people who think alike. As a christian, I'm sure you get that same feeling when you go to christian forums, or the church. To get a sense of not being the only one out there who thinks like this.
If we go on religious forums, then we're usually trying to understand those religions. Understand why it is that they think that some imaginary being actually exists, and that you should behave in such and such way to appease that being.
Eventually, religious people start ranting about their sky-daddy and our little cogs in our heads just refuse to compute so much nonsense... some people then tell you exactly why it's nonsense, perhaps not in the most civilized way.

If you really want someone to try and convince you that there is no god, then tell me: why do you think there is a god?

[jonb]

Well, I'm a distressed Catholic looking for answers to some very important questions, but so far the atheists who have responded to me have been rude and obnoxious.

And you are confirming my opinion, which I formed in another forum, that most atheists are assholes and really, they don't know how to debate or carry on a civilized conversation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JB68sLGY8 Yes I am everything you say about atheists if what you want to do is confirm your view just look at the way I have posted to some theists, and you can walk away a happy man confident in having all your opinions confirmed. However if you are open to other ideas, then any accusation that others other than Catholics are rude an obnoxious is bullshit of the first order! To prove this to yourself join a forum about something other than philosophy or religion (fishing or pottery for instance) get to know the other voices on it, and then try and work out what their views on religion are. Now I know that the community around a catholic church is very tight, and if you are looking for that sort of closeness elsewhere you are unlikely to find it in many places, being english the only equivalent to that I can think of is in a Rugby club. I did not join this forum for community, I personally like difference, I like disagreement, I find it informative. I think a lot of atheists are driven by logic, and this again will not create that warm fuzzy home fire feeling, but there are those here who are undergoing some persecution because of their thoughts and need a place to go where they are not excluded, so they do want a community. But if you want to find out what others think about religion, and philosophy and similar stuff all I can say is this is the place on the net par excellence. And this is a asshole of the first order saying that. PS sorry for the block of text my return key has gone on the blink.

[Cyberman]

I don't think atheists are even trying to persuade.

At the risk of being an 'asshole', this is about the only true thing you've said so far. It's not our job to persuade anyone; believe, or don't believe, makes no difference to me. Trying to persuade others is above my pay grade and beyond my interest.

[Brian37]

Well, I'm a distressed Catholic looking for answers to some very important questions, but so far the atheists who have responded to me have been rude and obnoxious.

And you are confirming my opinion, which I formed in another forum, that most atheists are assholes and really, they don't know how to debate or carry on a civilized conversation.

So really, if you guys don't get wise you are going to drive me off and I will leave with the impression that there's no point in talking to atheists.

And well, if the point of this forum is to gain converts to your cause, you guys are seriously blowing it if you don't act like normal people instead of jerks.

I wish I would have read this post first instead of your introduction.

No the point of this fourm is for atheists to meet and talk, theists are welcome, but we are not JWS going door to door. You came here remember.

Now that you are here you debate, but complaining useually doesn't impress most people.

AND don't make sweaping generalizations. Everyone of us here are individuals, so if you don't like what one person says, quote that person and respond to that person.

[Cyberman]

Everyone of us here are individuals,

I'm not!