atheists:why bother participating in a religious forum?

[BucephalusBB]

you already have made up your mind on the matter

..You'd be amazed

Not only do I find theology interresting, I also find the people behind religions interresting.
Also, I can understand a lot of religion, but I do have troubles understanding why others believe them.. I am here to learn...

 

[arcanum]

thank you for clearing this up for me,i was just curious.Yes religion is a very interesting topic regardless of where you stand in relation to it.

 

[Nepenthe]

I post here for the free Funions and Diet Pepsi.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Some of us are irresistibly drawn to Draka.

I'm not the only one?!

 

[TheColourBlue]

I joined because I'm in love with human diversity and find it fascinating. I also figure I don't possibly know everything there is to know, so I'll probably learn a thing or ten..... and, finally, even secular humanists who don't believe in God DO believe in the open marketplace free exchange of ideas, and I be one of them.

I'm also here for the craziness, the coffee, the bright happy frubal colours and the fun people I hope to make friends with, but hey.....

 

[Smoke]

I'm not the only one?!

All right-thinking people are irresistibly drawn to Draka.

 

[stacey bo bacey]

you already have made up your mind on the matter

Not so fast. I don't think that's entirely true.

 

[Minor-Royal]

Well it seems to be a good place to meet and chat with other Atheists for one, we do not exactly have a church to go to for such things.
Im also interested in religious texts, my view is that if God did not write them, then man did (or woman), and contained within these books are much real knowledge and things of moral and ethical worth.
If we are to improve mans lot in this universe we have to look to all sources past, resent and future, the book of proverbs for example contains much good advice, and there are so many others.
And if you like history, to learn about religion is a must, im not so sure i like the calling each other bonkers in one way or another very much, but decent debates done with reason are a gold mine of info.
Even if I totally refute anothers perspective I still find it fascinating to see how they reached there conclusions.

 

[Luminous]

idk. i was annoyed by religious fundies into looking into all religions. so i learned i was agnostic and so were they and they should stop <lying>.

 

[Imagist]

I come here because it gives me a chance to test my beliefs. If other people can disprove my beliefs, then I need to change my beliefs. It's been a while since that has happened, though.

The other reason is to show others the illogic in their beliefs. Irrational faith is one of the most damaging forces in the world today, and I for one plan to do my part in making the world a bit more sensible.

 

[Free4all]

Atheist are some of the most religious people I know

 

[Imagist]

Atheist are some of the most religious people I know

What exactly do you mean by this?

 

[Grey]

I participate in order to further my knowledge of others beliefs, to (please excuse the cliche) "Know my enemy."

Also, I enjoy lurking in various subforums (especially the LHP and Alien) and giggling.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Atheist are some of the most religious people I know

Then you don't know what an atheist is, or you do not know what religious means. Most probably both.

 

[Caladan]

Atheist are some of the most religious people I know

We all have undeniably religious elements in our personality and psychology, and we all have atheistic elements in our personality and psychology.
the people who display the most piety may be consumed by never ending doubts, or may commit 'terrible' sins incognito.
while some of the most critical atheists are plagued by prejudice and stubborn unrelenting beliefs.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I participate in a religious education forum, because I have a natural curiousity about everything - but, particularly those things which are particular to human behavior and interactions, like religion.

Also, I like to enlighten, whever possible, those who are seeking.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

***MOD ADVISORY***

Please remember that this is an atheist discussion forum. If you don't consider yourself an atheist, please keep your posts limited to polite questions.

Thanks

 

[Minor-Royal]

Good luck dude, and a prescribe strong, good coffee in large doses.

 

[Lilbeth]

I put in Agnostic forum on google and got this forum on my search engine.....tryng to find others with same thinkings, but I see this has everyone's beliefs and non beliefs going on...That is absolutely fine with me!

 

[jrbogie]

i'm not an atheist, agnostic here, but i bother to participate on these forums for the simple reason that i think that the world would be a safer place if everybody would come to their senses and just can religion as a bad idea. no, that does not mean i'm hear to force my lack of belief on anybody but through these discussions i have succeeded in convincing a few faithful to at least reconsider their delusions with simple logic and some science, amature scientist that i am. and some have even shed their delusions completely. you can say i'm on a mission i suppose.