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Warpy

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3. I hang out in the atheist corner of a knitting site
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:54 PM
Feb 2012

Yeah, knitting. We're everywhere. Atheists, that is. That particular group is all normal as apple pie men and women who play with yarn and don't believe a word of any religious crap

I agree that DU's lost a lot a community feeling now that it's gotten so big, it's part of the price of success. I'd rather lose the community because such communities can become insular after a while. Seeing it successful is better, even if it means butting heads with some, well, buttheads once in a while.

I've found other atheist sites and given up on them after a while because they have gotten insular, inside jokes and buzzwords taking over meaningful chatter.

And yes, there are always Randorrhoids on other atheist sites. I don't see any among the knitters, though, not yet.

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Count me in...or out...or, well, you know. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #1
Yea, it's changed here a lot - and not for the better EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #2
I hang out in the atheist corner of a knitting site Warpy Feb 2012 #3
That's a good suggestion EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #4
Rav? MountainLaurel Feb 2012 #7
"it's gotten so big, it's part of the price of success" awoke_in_2003 Feb 2012 #8
Atheistforums seems ok dmallind Feb 2012 #5
Just stay here. I know how you feel. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #6
are you on FB? Duppers Feb 2012 #9
I just don't trust Facebook to keep my stuff private EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #14
Try this: rvt1000rr Feb 2012 #10
I read the Free Thought Blogs all the time EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #15
I have one on Facebook you might like... E_Pluribus_Unitarian Feb 2012 #11
I can't do the Facebook thing with my atheism EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #13
Thanks everyone for your suggestions EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #12
I once hung out at the Atheist Parenting section kdmorris Feb 2012 #16
Kick. iris27 Mar 2012 #17
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