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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 6:37 pm
(December 30, 2013 at 6:02 pm)Z-one Wrote: I'm new to this forum, so this may seem a bit brash. After several hours of perusing threads here, I can only say I'm disappointed by the majority of the content. Maybe I'm missing something, but I had hoped for more.
What I am looking for is a forum where people actually discuss atheism and religion in an intelligent, respectful way. I see precious little of that here. The threads regarding religion that I've sampled quickly degenerate into senseless name-calling and posts that reveal a staggering lack of scientific literacy and consideration for people with differing views.
The forum rules state that this site is for friendly discussion and debate, and that flaming is discouraged. Those ideals do not seem to be upheld in practice. I don't expect the rules to be followed to the letter in every post, but from what I've seen go unchallenged I suggest the rules here should be changed to better reflect the culture of the forum.
No one is forcing me to be here, and my stay may be brief. If what I've seen so far is what members here want to do, that's ok. I'm just curious if anyone here knows of a site where I might find what I'm looking for. This might help:
http://www.google.com
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 6:39 pm
(December 31, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Chas Wrote: (December 31, 2013 at 6:33 pm)The_Thinking_Theist Wrote: For the record, a summary of the liaise between me and the TTA admins.
Me: I have technical issues.
TTA: Let me help.
Me: Thanks
TTA: You're a sockpuppetting motherfucker.
Me: No I'm not!
TTA: Banned for being sockpuppet motherfucker
Me: *Goes to AF*
That's a disingenuous abridged version of the events.
That's why I said summary. Sure there were more faults on both sides, but that's what basically happened.
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 6:39 pm
(December 31, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Chas Wrote: That's a disingenuous abridged version of the events.
Would that be a terse summation? 
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 7:09 pm
By the looks of it he has a account here going by upside down dog. He doesn't post much though.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 7:21 pm
C'mon kids, let bygones be bygones. What people have done on other forums is usually irrelevant here. If you want to continue the discussion of sockpuppets and reasons for banning in this manner, take it up in R'lyeh 
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 8:50 pm
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(December 31, 2013 at 5:26 am)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: I'm a 4.5 year veteran, and I'm confused as all heck about this winter XD This forum is very lightly moderated, so far as forums go. Most (minor) rule breaches are ignored until it becomes a pattern, or it starts to become significant. This forum's population is predominantly atheist.
Anyway, been on other forums. I like our, ahh... 'sister site' (Atheistforums.com). I wasn't aware our site consisted primarily of very boring 'name-calling'  But then, I have been semi-absent for a long while, and I haven't been here consistently in many months.
(December 30, 2013 at 10:23 pm)Snidely Whiplash Wrote: The crystals, Christians, incense, and chakras devoted folk there are more Doubting Thomas agnostics than atheist. They are even immensely proud to have Christian moderators in this airy fairy land!
We've had christian moderators. We have a Muslim administrator. We have had many deists as mods/admins.
(December 31, 2013 at 12:22 am)Ryantology Wrote: Good job discerning between scripture and the real world, as having deep knowledge about scripture is every bit as useful in the real world as having deep knowledge about Star Wars.
Ehhh, they're both nobs 
Violet Lilly Blossom said: Quote:We've had christian moderators. We have a Muslim administrator. We have had many deists as mods/admins
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Do you believe card carrying Christians
- frequent atheist web sites solely for stimulating philosophical discussion; that proselytising atheists - who they publicly condemn as “sinful,” “evil,” and the lowest form of life - is the furthest thing from their mind?
- are quite open to atheistic ideas and friendships?
- would urge their children to go to an atheist web site to seek alternate ideas to Christianity?
- regard Christ's, and their Bible's bidding to kill atheists, and other sickeningly despicable commands, as not only not applicable to them but absolutely absurd?
- treat the Bible as a sort of philosophical smorgasbord where spiritually speculative, open-minded people, like themselves, can browse for totally elective concepts to try out in their free-thinking lifestyle?
- in a disagreement between an atheist and a Christian member of this forum, would not favour the God botherer - if there was a covert way they could do so - if they were the moderator?
If you answered “yes” to any one of these questions you are a lotus eating atheist. If you answered “yes” to more, or all of them, you have totally lost it and moved into one of the “castles in the air” that lunatics build! 
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 9:39 pm
(December 31, 2013 at 7:21 pm)Kayenneh Wrote: C'mon kids, let bygones be bygones. What people have done on other forums is usually irrelevant here. If you want to continue the discussion of sockpuppets and reasons for banning in this manner, take it up in R'lyeh
But... Mom... there's drama...
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 9:41 pm
(December 31, 2013 at 9:39 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: But... Mom... there's drama...
And in R'lyeh it can be utilized to it's full potential. Within certain limits, of course
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
December 31, 2013 at 11:37 pm
(December 31, 2013 at 6:39 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: (December 31, 2013 at 6:36 pm)Chas Wrote: That's a disingenuous abridged version of the events.
Would that be a terse summation?
No, I was being loquacious.
Terse would be: "Liar."
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Science is not a subject, but a method.
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RE: Know any other atheist forums?
January 1, 2014 at 12:15 am
Chas, you know TTA far better than I.
Is it possible that sock-puppetry was the technical reason for the ban but the real reason was that he's a dick?
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