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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:28 AM
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Do you think atheists are "ruining" this forum?
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So it has been suggested that real theology can't be discussed here because teh evul fundamentalist atheists are "ruining it".
I think its interesting discussing things with believers who definitely have a POV different from mine and of course R/T wouldn't exist without believers. But athiests are affected just as much especially by Chimpy et al who try to shove their beliefs down everyone's throat.
If you don't want your beliefs challenged there are groups to post in. Personally I enjoy this place sometimes, when I get into actual discussions and not slammed with ad hominems like "fundamentalist" when I give my critiques.
Yeah there are assholes on both sides, but ad homs are wrong period. I hate seeing "religion is a mental illness" meme as much as the "fundamentalist atheist" meme.
For better or worse, I and my fellow atheists have a right to post in this forum and saying that we are "ruining" this forum is a form of censorship and very much related to how Bush and Co. treat atheists in real life. Or perhaps people missed Mitt Romney's diss of atheists lately?
Many atheists IRL have no outlet or are afraid to express their opinion in real life, because they can and DO get persecuted.
AFAIK, no Christians have been thrown to the lions in this country.
So yeah, there are some asshole atheists here, but maybe they have good reasons to feel like they do, and they have every right to express their opinions, (although when they start with ad homs I will go at them) as much as any believer.
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