Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumOver/under on how many days the Religion forum will go without completely blowing up?
I'm giving it less than a week before the wheels completely come off the bus.
MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)some North Korean despot already.
I don't think their message will ever change, and I don't think most people who want a "serious" discussion of religion will find much worthwhile or helpful there to discuss about their own beliefs.
I think we can just wait a few more hours before we see accusations that atheists are equated to Stalin, and that the persecution of American Christians is the paramount problem with our democracy.
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)Even a heated and spirited debate. But, like you point out, there are some that hijack the debates with things like that. I know of whom you speak, and he's the reason I probably wouldn't make a good host in that forum. I'd ban him the first time he pulled something like that.
MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)thread that, for instance, debated the virtues of one Protestant faith over another, or about how the Anglican Church came about, or how Catholics in Northern Ireland and Protestants there spent centuries fighting and killing each other up until the last few years, the last VERY few years, like the last 15 or so.
Do modern day Christians want to forget the centuries old deadly wars or debates between various forms of Christianity? I really wonder what modern day Christians have to say about all those wars and inquisitions, etc.
skepticscott
(13,029 posts)of demonstrating to all of the people who never or rarely post that the arguments of the religionists in that group are tired, vapid and intellectually bankrupt. If someone amenable to rationality, but still trying to make up their minds about things spends any time in there at all, they will quickly realize that the best the godsters have is still pretty pathetic.
NMMNG
(28,405 posts)EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)uriel1972
(4,261 posts)and I was so looking forward to having discussions. Oh well.
knowledgeispwr
(1,489 posts)"Atheists should be treated with compassion, I feel." http://www.democraticunderground.com/12181247
Looks like someone is trying to start a flame war.
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)If some control isn't gained soon, I probably won't be spending much time there.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Its like being at an evangelical revival over there right now.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)Why are you wasting your time there?