Do I have to be a religious nut to post on RF?

[PoetPhilosopher]

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[Salvador]

It is generally accepted that those who wish to register on this religious forum, do so in order to talk to others about religion.

But you don't have to be, (AS YOU SAY) a religious nut to register on a religious Forum, you can be a biblical ignorant atheist, who simply wants to disrupt the conversations of the religious people, or try to convert a believer over to their godless and hopeless way of life.​

Irreligious societies do tend to be more prosperous and healthier than religious societies.

There is a strong positive correction between the nations that have the highest percentage of irreligious people and the nations that have the highest Human Development Index scores, with the exception of the United States.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to measure the level of human development for each nation. It was created by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990 and was published by the United Nations Development Program. According to the HDI which is used to measure a nation's human development, the nations that are ranked as being the most highly developed are as follows in order from the world's first to the twentieth most developed nation: Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, United States, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Iceland, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Liechtenstein, Israel and France.
According to results of a worldwide Win-Gallup survey conducted from 2006-2011, the majority of the people in the world's 20 most highly developed nations, with the exception of Americans, answered "NO" to the following question: "Is religion an important part of your daily life?". Religion is not important to most people who live in almost all of the world's most highly developed nations.

Please allow me to posit that the secular non-religious governments of the highly developed nations help improve the health and economic prosperity of their people; because they invest in useful things such scientific research, medical care, infrastructure and clean water instead of wasting their money on useless things such Churches, religious education and non-secular laws, preachers and Bibles.

 

[Polymath257]

I notice this place is called "Religious Forums", so what does that mean? Are we expected to be curious about other religions, and ask them questions and compare beliefs? What's the use in that? If you want to learn about a religion, why not read a book? I don't get it.

So what is the purpose of this forum?

For me, it is not to talk about religion, but rather talk about all things, with other religious peoples.

In your opinion, what is the main purpose of this forum?
What sort of things do you like to talk about? Because personally, I'm sick of talking about religion, and it seems like that's all anyone wants to do, or thinks they're supposed to do.

Well, according to my understanding, the purpose of this forum is to allow people from a wide variety of beliefs to come together and discuss religion and how it affects society and other things. So there will be a lot of discussion of religion because that's sort of the point of the site.

And, if you talk about things with other religious people and there is a difference of religious viewpoint that becomes relevant to the discussion, it is natural for that to lead to a discussion of religion. I'm not sure how to get around that.

People don't just read books because hearing from believers is often a much better way to get a feel for a religious viewpoint. It's sort of like the difference between reading a cookbook and actually eating a meal. You seem to be complaining that others want to approach things in a different way than you do. Others *do* want to discuss religion. They *do* want to hear what others have to say. if you don't, then don't enter into those discussions.

 

[Cooky]

How about the subforums here pertaining to those topics?

I spend most of my time in the Science&Religion or Creation vs Evolution forums. There are some pretty active discussions, although a bit repetitive.

So, no, you don't have to be a religious 'nut' to post here. You don't even have to discuss religion if you don't want to, although it tends to come up in most discussions since religious and non-religious people or even people of different religions have different takes on many issues.

But you should also not expect everyone to agree with your particular religious views and, in debate threads, you may well be challenged if you present a viewpoint as true without support.

In any case, I fail to see what your issue is. If you go to discussion threads on certain religious viewpoints, you will see discussion of religion. Duh. If you don't like it, try a different thread. If you can't find a thread you like, look somewhere else.

Would it be considered spamming if I flooded the New Threads box with non-religious topics? Because that's what I'm gonna do. I'm going to change the dynamics of this forum by introducing NON-RELIGIOUS topics galore.

...I'll do it..! I'll make it my mission in life.

 

[Polymath257]

Besides Salix, like I asked Rival, why have subforums on food, entertainment, art, politics, science, etc., if all were supposed to talk about is religion. That's not a question. It's a statement.

No, actually, it is a question: *why* is a question word.

And the point is that religion *isn't* the only thing you are 'supposed' to talk about. What gave you that idea?

 

[Polymath257]

Would it be considered spamming if I flooded the New Threads box with non-religious topics? Because that's what I'm gonna do. I'm going to change the dynamics of this forum by introducing NON-RELIGIOUS topics.

...I'll do it..!

Starting a lot of threads with the intention to push others out of the New Threads box has been considered spam, yes.

 

[Cooky]

I'm tiring of your passive aggression Landon. If you dislike it here so much, just leave.

reported.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I notice this place is called "Religious Forums", so what does that mean? Are we expected to be curious about other religions, and ask them questions and compare beliefs? What's the use in that? If you want to learn about a religion, why not read a book? I don't get it.

So what is the purpose of this forum?

For me, it is not to talk about religion, but rather talk about all things, with other religious peoples.

In your opinion, what is the main purpose of this forum?
What sort of things do you like to talk about? Because personally, I'm sick of talking about religion, and it seems like that's all anyone wants to do, or thinks they're supposed to do.

This is a religious forum, we discuss religious/spiritual topics. Personally i think all the other parts of the forum is of no use any more. If you do not like religious talk, maybe an other forum would suit you better?

 

[Cooky]

If you dislike it here so much, just leave.

I'll decide.

 

[Cooky]

Try Sci Forums. That's all they talk about is science everything.

That actually sounds pretty good, but without the other posters being religious people, I'm afraid their perspective would not match mine. In other words, I want to have those discussions here.

 

[Spirit of Light]

What did you call me?

That must have been an auto corrction error, did not meant say anything bad about you. I see the word was blanked out. Sorry was not inteded to offend you

What i tried to say was. If you do not like to talk about religion, maybe another forum will fit you better then RF do

 

[Cooky]

That must have been an auto corrction error, did not meant say anything bad about you. I see the word was blanked out. Sorry was not inteded to offend you

What i tried to say was. If you do not like to talk about religion, maybe another forum will fit you better then RF do

I was just kidding.

I'm not a mean person, even though the staff here seems to want to paint me as a jerk, and have attitude for having an opinion they dont like.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I'm not a mean person, even though the staff here seems to want to paint me as a jerk, and have attitude for having an opinion they dont like.

I can assure you, it wasn't the staff who was holding the brush.

And I have nothing but respect for your opinion.

 

[amorphous_constellation]

I am a religious person, but I have no interest in discussing religion with other people... For me, it's settled.

...What I would like to do is talk about science, art, history, and other topics with other religious and non-religious people. Where can I find a place like that?

I mean I could go to a car forum and want to post all about entomology, but I'm probably not going to do that. There's no need to be that contrary, I don't think.. It sounds like maybe you'd like to find a forum for each of those topics, and they probably exist. If you find a science forum, there probably are some that are religious and some that aren't, you probably wouldn't even have to inquire if you didn't want it brought up.

 

[Cooky]

This is a religious forum, we discuss religious/spiritual topics. Personally i think all the other parts of the forum is of no use any more. If you do not like religious talk, maybe an other forum would suit you better?

So you don't like talking about waterbears for instance?

Just because we are religious people, doesn't mean we can't talk about non-religious stuff, IMO. I wish more people would see it that way... That this is a forum that welcomes religious people to carry conversations of every nature... And is even tolerant of atheists.

...That's how it was when I signed up, or at least how I viewed it.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Would it be considered spamming if I flooded the New Threads box with non-religious topics? Because that's what I'm gonna do. I'm going to change the dynamics of this forum by introducing NON-RELIGIOUS topics galore.

...I'll do it..! I'll make it my mission in life.

It's only spamming if it's the same thing on every thread. Like the bots do once in awhile. I think they're all from China. *Grin*

Personally variety is the spice of life. I would think the more topics and varied subjects would certainly spruce up the place.

I think what most people are interested in for the moment anyways is politics and religion. The classics.

 

[Twilight Hue]

So you don't like talking about waterbears for instance?

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I would love to talk about water bears.

Some people think they're not indigenous to the planet, but were introduced from outer space. Maybe from a meteorite or asteroid.

That would be a great topic for the living world.

 

[SalixIncendium]

It's only spamming if it's the same thing on every thread.

Not necessarily true. See post #47.

 

[Cooky]

Not necessarily true. See post #47.

Is there a limit to new threads, or is it just what some mod decides based on whatever they feel like?

 

[Brickjectivity]

I notice this place is called "Religious Forums", so what does that mean? Are we expected to be curious about other religions, and ask them questions and compare beliefs? What's the use in that? If you want to learn about a religion, why not read a book? I don't get it.

So what is the purpose of this forum?

• Its here as a repository of knowledge for search engines. It comes up in searches.
• Its here for extinguishing rumors, because people begin to have strange stories about those they are not in contact with. The idea is for people to know each other at least a little.
• Its here so we can see ourselves in each other's shoes, to learn about ourselves by seeing ourselves in others like mirrors.
• Its here as a journal, both for us and for people in the future such as historians.
• Its here as a more permanent record than the news, because the news always vanishes after a year or so.
• Its a place for people to meet new people.
• Its a break from work and from other things

For me, it is not to talk about religion, but rather talk about all things, with other religious peoples.

In your opinion, what is the main purpose of this forum?
What sort of things do you like to talk about? Because personally, I'm sick of talking about religion, and it seems like that's all anyone wants to do, or thinks they're supposed to do.

I post mostly in the last-to-post-wins thread. It is the bootstrap thread for the entire forum. Its the core.