Stop fighting about who created the world....

[Starboard Tack]

79. All I'm doing is differentiating between mainstream atheists and extremists.

I don't consider you to be an extremist, nor do I consider the majority of those who post here, or in A&A. They are very few in number, as are the extreme religionists.

Of course, those who are fighting religion here have other things that matter to them, but in the context of this group, it would not seem so. I'm not calling out any individuals here. The two or three who hang out here are known to all because they never have anything constructive or positive to say. There are people in this world who like to suck the air right out of a room when they enter. I'm sure you've met them IRL, we all have.
Fortunately, this is only a virtual room, where we can ignore posters who only disrupt, and conversations we don't wish to engage in.

I know how much it can be a turn-off, and I have been drawn into the fray more than once, I admit. But, of late, things have calmed down a lot and there are some great conversations, along with quite a few interesting new members.

This is a good thread, IMO, with a lively back and forth. Very little snark. Lots of challenges, which is healthy. It definitely isn't choir practice. More like a workout. Those who stay away from the personal insults and attacks have a good time. People respect civility and good conversation, no matter how oppositional it may be.