Can there be an Atheist forum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you there should be some way of separating atheists out of the general population, and punishing them somehow?

Love that you see yourselves as the victims.... Maybe the new forum we really need should be called "Safe Place for Atheists"? LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

It has been my observation that on DCUM that street goes both ways.

Yes, you atheists are victims! Good derailment attempt!

OMG if you post that pie chart one.more.time we should give you your own forum for it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

It has been my observation that on DCUM that street goes both ways.

Yes, you atheists are victims! Good derailment attempt!

OMG if you post that pie chart one.more.time we should give you your own forum for it!

What? This is the first time I've ever posted the pie image. But I suppose I'm glad that it rings familiar for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, there are Atheists, and then there are Evangelical Atheists. Generally, Atheists don't feel a need to force their non-beliefs on others.

even mentioning non-belief is taken as forcing. Let's face it, you can't force anything on anyone on an internet forum. If you don't like what you are reading, just stop paying attention to it.

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Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

It has been my observation that on DCUM that street goes both ways.

Yes, you atheists are victims! Good derailment attempt!

OMG if you post that pie chart one.more.time we should give you your own forum for it!

Why do you let it bother you? perhaps you like getting into it with atheists???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you there should be some way of separating atheists out of the general population, and punishing them somehow?

Love that you see yourselves as the victims.... Maybe the new forum we really need should be called "Safe Place for Atheists"? LOL

I think pp was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

Merricans, you are funny!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, there are Atheists, and then there are Evangelical Atheists. Generally, Atheists don't feel a need to force their non-beliefs on others.

even mentioning non-belief is taken as forcing. Let's face it, you can't force anything on anyone on an internet forum. If you don't like what you are reading, just stop paying attention to it.

I agree with this. Some some people are snarky, for others, even the mere mentioning of different ideas, or thought-provoking questions is considered mocking, or forcing atheism, or considered hateful. Some people are just over the top sensitive and get hyper defensive at any kind of critical theological or historical inquiry.

[Anonymous]

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Do you mean the person who presented scholarly archeological evidence that does not support Exodus or the person who railed against him?

Either way, seems to me that that people of different religions - or even the same religion - disagree about things all the time and that these forums are not about just about supporting certain beliefs but discussing religious issues in general.

I mean the highly disengenous person who posted purported "scholarly archeological evidence" from 2000 and pretended to ignore more recent archeological evidence that debunked those theories and the several other scholars who compared the guy from 2000 getting a grant for science to Saddam Hussein winning the nobel peace prize. Not to mention, why was that disruptive poster talking about Exodus on a thread about Jesus. That's the highly disengenous and disruptive poster I'm referring to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you there should be some way of separating atheists out of the general population, and punishing them somehow?

Love that you see yourselves as the victims.... Maybe the new forum we really need should be called "Safe Place for Atheists"? LOL

I think pp was being sarcastic.

Meh. The taint of victimhood is clearly there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

It has been my observation that on DCUM that street goes both ways.

Yes, you atheists are victims! Good derailment attempt!

OMG if you post that pie chart one.more.time we should give you your own forum for it!

Why do you let it bother you? perhaps you like getting into it with atheists???

When all you can do is repeat the same old snark, you bore everybody to death and you do nothing to advance the conversation. Can't you get some better material? Some better material would make talking with you much more interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you there should be some way of separating atheists out of the general population, and punishing them somehow?

Love that you see yourselves as the victims.... Maybe the new forum we really need should be called "Safe Place for Atheists"? LOL

I think pp was being sarcastic.

Meh. The taint of victimhood is clearly there.

Agreed. OP smells strongly of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

It has been my observation that on DCUM that street goes both ways.

Yes, you atheists are victims! Good derailment attempt!

Does derailment mean disagreement?

No. It means:
- regaling us with why you're an atheist on the thread about which church/synagogue to attend
- regaling us with why you're an atheist on the thread about Sunday schools
- regaling us with why you're an atheist on the thread about interfaith marriages
- regaling us with why you're an atheist on the thread about prayer
- ranting about Exodus on the Jesus thread
- and so much more.

I'm in the camp that thinks a separate forum won't stop any of this, because some of you just want to stir the pot and pick fights.

But BTW, why do atheists talk about themselves so much? It seems kinda self-absorbed and it's not very interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Meh. The taint of victimhood is clearly there.

Agreed. OP smells strongly of it.

What DCUM REALLY needs to do is upgrade its atheists. Some of you are about as creative and funny as old socks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I might be on board, mainly because there are some very disruptive atheists here. Many atheists on DCUM are thoughtful and interesting to talk to. Unfortunately, all it takes is one bad egg, acting in bad faith so to speak, to disrupt the entire thread (see the Get to Know Jesus thread). I don't mind the mockery, it's when some disruptive person derails an entire thread and the conversation shrieks to a halt.

I doubt, however, that creating a new Atheist forum would solve this problem. It isn't going to stop people like that Jesus thread derailer from coming over to the Religion forum to continue with the derailments.

Do you mean the person who presented scholarly archeological evidence that does not support Exodus or the person who railed against him?

Either way, seems to me that that people of different religions - or even the same religion - disagree about things all the time and that these forums are not about just about supporting certain beliefs but discussing religious issues in general.

I mean the highly disengenous person who posted purported "scholarly archeological evidence" from 2000 and pretended to ignore more recent archeological evidence that debunked those theories and the several other scholars who compared the guy from 2000 getting a grant for science to Saddam Hussein winning the nobel peace prize. Not to mention, why was that disruptive poster talking about Exodus on a thread about Jesus. That's the highly disengenous and disruptive poster I'm referring to.