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*Time to get chuffed lads and laddies.*
Ok, so I've been a regular-ish member here for a few years now. (I'm not keeping count
). In that time I've started threads here about stuff that simply isn't relevant to atheism but I started them because I knew that here of all places I'd get damn good reasoned well though out and, most importantly, respectful arguments both for and against. So that's one plus for this forum.
But this forum has made me aware of so much stuff I simply wasn't aware of. A list would simply be too long. I've quite simply learned a load of stuff, being exposed to new philosophies and from the help of some of the regulars here have actually learned and gained interests in stuff I thought I'd have no interest in whatsoever. What more can you ask for?
Finally,the fact both strabogolis, strobey, me and others are allowed to post nothing but bizarre stream of conscience likes posts in a thread of our own shows how awesome the mods here are. Don't change anything. It's almost perfect. You can't be perfect, you can always be better but really in the case of A&A I don't really see any steps that be taken to make things better.
Only nag I have against the forum but there's really not a whole lot the mods can do about it is that when someone starts a routine ill informed and ignorant post on a topic we tend to be too abrasive and that poster gets bombarded by all of us not really fully debunking the substance to his argument but just taking pot shots at his logic that we should really know they won't understand or see the humour in. It probably causes a few people to stonewall that's my only gripe. But, really, I think those who persist, I did, gain so much more from the forum than they could on many other fora that exist on the internet. The discussions here are simply brilliant. Where else on the internet will I find a cool and calm debate on abortion?
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In relation to rrobindch post, I don't see how bolding something that removes the fact that he's referring to the average religious person (which is why I used it as an example). Do you think that religious people are stupid/fanatics because thats what implying the average religious person has a belief in divine personal intervention that will protect them "from whatever happens by" is doing. Irelands 80% religious* I think our mortality rate would be a lot higher if everyone is wandering around certain that God will protect them :rolleyes:Bannasidhe wrote: »Couldn't be asked tbh. My point was apparently an atheist poster complained somewhere or other that A&A was nowt but a mutual backsplapping fest but didn't feel the need to state that in the A&A Feedback thread so another poster pops in to tell us about it and use it as the basis of criticism. Smacks of the school yard to me.
Its not any of the ones linked to BTW.
I explained why I posted here, I read the forum feedback threads* and "discussion of the rules" ones and I've not seen a feedback/discussion on the rules thread with that little dissension which I found strange and it reminded me that a poster in a previous thread I had read described it in that way. My view would be that a certain amount of complaint and dissension is a good sign (within limits) and indicative of a diverse community.
If you look at my posting record you will see i've been on the very rare occasion a poster here including a few days ago on a separate thread. If people think I'm being a deliberate flamer I'l PM the post to a mod if they promise to respect that users privacy and it will be pretty clear that I haven;t been out searching for anti-atheist posts when I saw that comment.
Also I've seen other forums insulted/stereotyped in here by users so I don't see why its so unbelievable.
* I've way to many posts in feedback for my total posts (and thats with restricting myself)
** I know this figure will be called into question but self designation is the only valid way of considering these types of traits, and its as valid for me to call into question the number of Gay/Traveller people in Ireland as it is for a member of this forum to call into question the belief figures. But I'm guessing it wouldn;t be a popular move to say something like but half those people aren;t really gay under what I would consider gay
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RDM_83 again wrote: »In relation to rrobindch post, I don't see how bolding something that removes the fact that he's referring to the average religious person (which is why I used it as an example). Do you think that religious people are stupid/fanatics because thats what implying the average religious person has a belief in divine personal intervention that will protect them "from whatever happens by" is doing. Irelands 80% religious* I think our mortality rate would be a lot higher if everyone is wandering around certain that God will protect them :rolleyes:
Its not any of the ones linked to BTW.
I explained why I posted here, I read the forum feedback threads* and "discussion of the rules" ones and I've not seen a feedback/discussion on the rules thread with that little dissension which I found strange and it reminded me that a poster in a previous thread I had read described it in that way. My view would be that a certain amount of complaint and dissension is a good sign (within limits) and indicative of a diverse community.
If you look at my posting record you will see i've been on the very rare occasion a poster here including a few days ago on a separate thread. If people think I'm being a deliberate flamer I'l PM the post to a mod if they promise to respect that users privacy and it will be pretty clear that I haven;t been out searching for anti-atheist posts when I saw that comment.
Also I've seen other forums insulted/stereotyped in here by users so I don't see why its so unbelievable.
* I've way to many posts in feedback for my total posts (and thats with restricting myself)
** I know this figure will be called into question but self designation is the only valid way of considering these types of traits, and its as valid for me to call into question the number of Gay/Traveller people in Ireland as it is for a member of this forum to call into question the belief figures. But I'm guessing it wouldn;t be a popular move to say something like but half those people aren;t really gay under what I would consider gay
I have no doubt whatsoever that someone said it somewhere ( indeed that several someones have said it several places) but they did not say it here in the thread dedicated to Feedback so I am wondering about your motivations for alluding to it.
If you think we are all happy clappy back slappy -say so.
Perhaps the lack of complaint and dissension is simply because the vast majority who took the time to post feedback here are happy with the way the forum is run.
If you look in the various threads you will find a great deal of debate - including people taking Atheist Ireland to task for what some perceive as using the term 'Atheist' to serve a political agenda all atheists do not share or are uneasy about the word being redefined to mean something other than a lack of belief in a deity.
I would say that the number of practicing religious (i.e. those who follow most if not all of the tenets of their particular faith) is a lot less than claim to be religious while the number of people who are actually attracted to the same gender are lot more than those who openly identify as being Gay. 0 -
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Bannasidhe wrote: »I have no doubt whatsoever that someone said it somewhere ( indeed that several someones have said it several places) but they did not say it here in the thread dedicated to Feedback so I am wondering about your motivations for alluding to it.
If you think we are all happy clappy back slappy -say so.
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I would say that the number of practicing religious (i.e. those who follow most if not all of the tenets of their particular faith) is a lot less than claim to be religious while the number of people who are actually attracted to the same gender are lot more than those who openly identify as being Gay.
I do think its a bit happy clappy to be honest I thought that was obvious, look at the first two stickies in this forum (below this one) and think what an impression this creates to an external observer! I'm an a la carte Catholic or whatever though so I don;t think its my opinion is particularly valid even though as what might be termed as an Agnostic Catholic I could potentially be a candidate as a user (though i have seen that the idea of a separate agnosticism forum has been rejected).
You would be allowed to say it and you might be right however its no more valid than what I said even though your statement is much more acceptable on this board (my point is not against homosexuality more that it is acceptable to make assumptions about peoples faith in a way that isn't about people sexuality even though both are personal matters of self-identification!)0 -
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I absolutely agree.
That's why sometimes less familiar users feel ganged up on when they say something that most of the forum regulars disagree with.
But, as mentioned, that's Boards and niche forums. We're open to any and evey argument but if a majority of people agree with one particular stance there's not a lot you can do to stop them expressing it.
What people have to realise coming in here is that there is a pervasive worldview (i.e. that religions are made up) and that claiming otherwise you will to have your work cut out for you. That's not to say everyone is not welcome - far from it - we need all sorts to keep this place interesting. 0 -
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