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longship

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3. No worries, Phillip.

Reply to Phillip McCleod (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 02:43 AM

Mar 2013

I am not a host here, but I am a lifelong atheist and I do frequent DU Religion threads. I have made many friends here.

Yes, things can get contentious here. But there are many of us on all sides of the argument -- Let's not assume it's a dichotomy -- who like the discussion in spite of the possibilities of the multifactorial of positions that one could profess.

Of course, there are also those who like to throw chairs. I've done that in the past, on occasion here, but I have decided that I will no longer do that.

Welcome, friend. I am sure you will be a valuable contributor.

on edit: Damnit! It's late. That one sentence was a bitch!

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may i ask as a curious noob.. any past nonbelieving hosts of DU religion? [View all] Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 OP

"any past nonbelieving hosts of DU religion?" ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #1

that was what i was asking. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #2

I'm a college student. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #27

I'm a second-generation British atheist, with a fairly international background.. LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #30

No worries, Phillip. longship Mar 2013 #3

Welcome to the stew, Phillip! defacto7 Mar 2013 #4

I'm an former atheist sigmasix Mar 2013 #5

Cool story bro 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2013 #6

I'm a host - I did believe when I was young, though drifted out of it as a teenager muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #7

Are you just interested in hosts? Nonbelievers? cbayer Mar 2013 #8

Hang in there Thats my opinion Mar 2013 #9

I think it would, EvilAL Mar 2013 #10

That is merely yet ANOTHER believer who claims everyone but him has it wrong. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #12

I'm not sure what he meant EvilAL Mar 2013 #13

"serious religionists"? Like yourself, perhaps? I thought you were a "serious theologian"? cleanhippie Mar 2013 #11

I think you're a serious jerk. Personalizing so many discussions can't be wrong. Right? pinto Mar 2013 #15

Meh. I consider it part of the job. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #31

Studies done show it. Goblinmonger Mar 2013 #22

There was a Pew Forum study that suggested that American atheists do often know more about religion LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #28

Pew also found that 21% of atheists believe in god and 8% are "absolutely certain" god exists bananas Mar 2013 #45

In the UK there seem to be plenty of Christians who don't believe in God! LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #46

What the heck is a religionist?? Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #36

Oxford English Dictionary: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #41

We did have a past nonbelieving host okasha Mar 2013 #14

He was only appointed host for a demo run. Members of this forum discussed hosting and chose struggle4progress Mar 2013 #16

Thanks. okasha Mar 2013 #17

DU3 had several short-lived demo runs where anybody could ask Skinner for host duties struggle4progress Mar 2013 #19

What?! okasha Mar 2013 #21

I don't remember exactly: I might have flown into a rage about raspberry spam struggle4progress Mar 2013 #23

Lol! It was the cornflake chicken recipe you posted. cbayer Mar 2013 #32

Holy moly! Are you sure? I can't believe I posted a cornflake chicken recipe! struggle4progress Mar 2013 #37

True story - I recently tried to make fried chicken with Special K. cbayer Mar 2013 #38

He didn't hack into anything, let alone a member's account muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #18

Thanks for clarifying. okasha Mar 2013 #20

That's not exactly the right story either. cbayer Mar 2013 #33

Looking back, he did both muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #34

That is the correct history as I recall it. cbayer Mar 2013 #35

And the person... rexcat Mar 2013 #39

So much wrong in one little post. Goblinmonger Mar 2013 #24

Thanks for the correction on the technical aspects. okasha Mar 2013 #25

I know he didn't Goblinmonger Mar 2013 #43

I think you're being extremely disengenuous in asking us to believe that you actually care. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #44

"what credibility can you expect to have when judging others?" trotsky Mar 2013 #47

Skinner temporarily appointed him host here in Religion during one of the DU3 demos: struggle4progress Mar 2013 #26

Kinda forgot Goblinmonger Mar 2013 #42

Perhaps if he would have simply apologized for the unethical behavior... cleanhippie Mar 2013 #29

You are wrong, as ever. mr blur Mar 2013 #40

wow i'm kinda blown away by the amazing responses here.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #48