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How much pre-joining lurking did you do before you joined AF.org?
August 28, 2015 at 12:07 pm
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People often mention having done some lurking before they joined. When I thought I'd like to hear from some fellow atheists I just googled atheist forums and landed here. I clicked the first thread title that appealed to me, read the OP and responded. I joined an agnostic site at the same time but the traffic there was so light that I lost interest. I wasn't net savvy enough then but if I had it to do over I would lurk at least until I found a topic of interest and had an idea of where people were coming from.
So if you did some pre-joining lurking, how much did you do? Did you have a clear idea of what you were looking for?
Warning: I made the poll public because I'm nosy that way.
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RE: How much pre-joining lurking did you do before you joined AF.org?
August 28, 2015 at 12:10 pm
I was invited by my Darwinian to join and spar verbally with an annoying young fundie. I started and got hooked.
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RE: How much pre-joining lurking did you do before you joined AF.org?
August 28, 2015 at 12:14 pm
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I lurked a couple hours, though I guess I didn't think about it as lurking. I just looked to see if it was worth joining. It was.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: How much pre-joining lurking did you do before you joined AF.org?
August 28, 2015 at 12:25 pm
None.
Found it by chance and joined up.
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RE: How much pre-joining lurking did you do before you joined AF.org?
August 28, 2015 at 1:09 pm
Hell, I still don't even have an introduction thread. I just rambled on and expected 3 anonymous strangers to respond to it in 7 months.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
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