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Originally posted by @fmf
You shouldn't allow your Bible to turn you into a trite and ill-informed misanthrope.

You should allow the Bible to turn you away from being a trite and ill-informed misanthrope.

Originally posted by @secondson
You should allow the Bible to turn you away from being a trite and ill-informed misanthrope.

You're being trite again. If you think I am ill-informed and misanthropic about development and the positive transformation in Indonesia, then that is your prerogative. You should consider coming to Jakarta and standing up as a speaker at a meeting of Christians ~ in conjunction with people of other faiths ~ working tirelessly to make their human environment a healthier, safer, fairer, better-governed place, and then lecture them about your "Jeremiah" bumper stickerism.

In my experience, atheists online always seem to be promoting or defending Islam. I’ve never understood that outside of the obvious explanation that an atheist would be interested in defending and promoting a false religion.

But a genuine atheist really wouldn’t waste his or her time, imo. Only God haters masquerading as atheists feel compelled to endlessly troll Christians, try to destroy their faith and debate the existence of God and veracity of the Bible.

Originally posted by @romans1009
In my experience, atheists online always seem to be promoting or defending Islam. I’ve never understood that outside of the obvious explanation that an atheist would be interested in defending and promoting a false religion.

No one, to my knowledge, has 'promoted' Islam on this debate/discussion forum since Scherzo and he left about 8 years ago.

Originally posted by @romans1009
But a genuine atheist really wouldn’t waste his or her time, imo. Only God haters masquerading as atheists feel compelled to endlessly troll Christians, try to destroy their faith and debate the existence of God and veracity of the Bible.

Christians not wanting to debate and discuss stuff like the existence of God with non-Christians should perhaps suggest to the website that a Christianity Forum is set up.

Originally posted by @fmf
Christians not wanting to debate and discuss stuff like the existence of God with non-Christians should perhaps suggest to the website that a Christianity Forum is set up.

I’m making general observations. Don’t take it personally

Originally posted by @fmf
No one, to my knowledge, has 'promoted' Islam on this debate/discussion forum since Scherzo and he left about 8 years ago.

I’m making a general observation. Don’t take it personally

Originally posted by @romans1009
I’m making a general observation. Don’t take it personally

If you want to get bent out of shape because someone promoted or defended Islam in this community, I suggest you dig out some of Scherzo's threads from 2007-2010.

Originally posted by @fmf
If you want to get bent out of shape because someone promoted or defended Islam in this community, I suggest you dig out some of Scherzo's threads from 2007-2010.

I’m not bent out of shape at all and was only making a general observation about online atheists, many of whom in my experience aren’t atheists at all, but God haters masquerading as atheists.

Don’t take it personally.

Originally posted by @romans1009
I’m not bent out of shape at all and was only making a general observation about online atheists, many of whom in my experience aren’t atheists at all, but God haters masquerading as atheists.

Don’t take it personally.

Which self-identifying atheists here, in fact, believe in god or gods, in your view?

Originally posted by @fmf
Which self-identifying atheists here, in fact, believe in god or gods, in your view?

I was making a general observation about online atheists. Why someone (anyone) who thinks God does not exist would waste so much time arguing with people who believe He does is bizarre.

I don’t believe pink unicorns exist. But if a sizable number of people thought they did, the last thing in the world I would do is waste my time trying to convince them otherwise.

If, on the other hand, I hated pink unicorns and knew pink unicorns wanted people to believe in them, I might well waste my time trying to convince people they didn’t exist.

Originally posted by @romans1009
I’m not bent out of shape at all and was only making a general observation about online atheists, many of whom in my experience aren’t atheists at all, but God haters masquerading as atheists.

Don’t take it personally.

...a general observation about online atheists, many of whom in my experience aren’t atheists at all....

So, in that case, which self-identifying atheists here on this forum do you think are in fact theists?

Originally posted by @fmf
[b]...a general observation about online atheists, many of whom in my experience aren’t atheists at all....

So, in that case, which self-identifying atheists here on this forum do you think are in fact theists?[/b]

I was making a general observation about online atheists. Why someone (anyone) who thinks God does not exist would waste so much time arguing with people who believe He does is bizarre.

I don’t believe pink unicorns exist. But if a sizable number of people thought they did, the last thing in the world I would do is waste my time trying to convince them otherwise.

If, on the other hand, I hated pink unicorns and knew pink unicorns wanted people to believe in them, I might well waste my time trying to convince people they didn’t exist.

Originally posted by @romans1009
I don’t believe pink unicorns exist. But if a sizable number of people thought they did, the last thing in the world I would do is waste my time trying to convince them otherwise. If, on the other hand, I hated pink unicorns and knew pink unicorns wanted people to believe in them, I might well waste my time trying to convince people they didn’t exist.

If you don't like the "pink unicorns" analogy or people with different beliefs from you using analogies like "pink unicorns" or the "flying spaghetti monster" in discussions that fall within the remit of this forum, then I suggest you ignore them or avoid the whole "pink unicorns" approach to discussing religion and spirituality.

Originally posted by @romans1009
I was making a general observation about online atheists. Why someone (anyone) who thinks God does not exist would waste so much time arguing with people who believe He does is bizarre.

I don’t believe pink unicorns exist. But if a sizable number of people thought they did, the last thing in the world I would do is waste my time trying to convince th ...[text shortened]... ople to believe in them, I might well waste my time trying to convince people they didn’t exist.

You said that many online atheists aren’t atheists. Do you have any examples from this community? I am an agnostic atheist. Do you believe I am actually a theist?