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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 9:57 am
Welcome, hopey. I had just wondered if you had done an introduction thread.
You're going to face a lot of skepticism here, which you should be expecting given the nature of the site. We expect people to back up their claims if they actually care whether we believe them, but if you're good natured and easy-going and don't lash out at all of us or otherwise over-generalize if one of us hurts your feels; you'll be all right here.
So far you've struck me as a likeable guy.
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 1:05 pm
(April 7, 2017 at 8:22 am)hopey Wrote: I am a Christian. I have come here to try to draw people back to faith in God.
Good luck with that.
In the meantime, good to have you aboard.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 1:11 pm
Welcome.
(April 7, 2017 at 8:22 am)hopey Wrote: I have come here to try to draw people back to faith in God.
I get enough of that already in my day-to-day life. Would you like it if people tried to convert you to atheism all the time? Sometimes it's better to live and let live.
I don't believe you. Get over it.
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 3:19 pm
The idea here is to make everyone feel welcome.
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Hey, so welcome to the place... um we have a few religious folk runnin around here. We tend to like them pretty well as long as they aren't bombarding the site with religious stuff and not listening to us. Most of us have been religious ourselves and have made the choice to step away from it. You will find that everything you have to say we have probably heard multiple times. I personally came to this site to get away from Christians simply because I live in the American bible belt and I get enough religious crap in real life but I understand why we shouldn't close ourselves off to healthy debate which is why the religious people can join here too. Maybe if you want to convert us we could try and deconvert you :p
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 4:17 pm
I doubt Biblical spin, scare tactics, bald assertions, and/ or goofy, unsubstantiated anecdotes are going to draw anyone here 'back to faith'. Perhaps you have something amazing and unprecedented to offer, though.
At any rate...Welcome! Enjoy your stay.
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RE: Active Atheist?
April 7, 2017 at 4:26 pm
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