amreed8 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I'm not an atheist, but I enjoy Molyneux's thoughts. I hope that I am still welcome here and I won't push my believes onto others. 4
LovePrevails Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 well I for one welcome you! Welcome to the community! I'd be interested in what beliefs you hold regarding religion and/or god and on which grounds you believe them if you are willing to share 1
ProfessionalTeabagger Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Of course. You don't have to be an atheist. Infinitely better than a statist given that theists aren't necessarily initiating force on people. 2
WasatchMan Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Anyone is welcome as a general rule. In reality though, theism and philosophy are not compatible, I would even go as far as saying they are antithetical. I am not trying to be rude, but I did feel the need to be honest about this because this is a philosophy forum at its root and it will become evident that "God" is not welcome in philosophical discussions. 2
Kevin Beal Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Welcome to the forums What prompted you to ask this question? People here tend not to care what other people's sacred cows are. Everything is up for debate. If you bring up your belief in your god, people almost certainly will challenge it. And that's the way it should be. That's sort of the whole point of philosophy is to question everything. I'm sure you're a very nice person, but people I and others don't subscribe to this social arrangement that a lot of people have called "tolerance" of other people's spiritual beliefs. I'm not trying to scare you away, just trying to let you know what to expect. Again, welcome to the boards 1
Culain Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 This forum doesn't have any rules stating that statists or theists are banned; we just be respectful to each other.
Jamesican Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Of course. I was religious when I started listening to Stef. Glad you found out about him!
Carl Green Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 The secret password is.... New England Clam Chowder (it's the red) 1
Marshall B Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Not the white. Had to. Welcome aboard. Have an open mind. Not a "slutty mind" as a pale balding wise man once said. Just open for the purpose of discovering truth within reality. Cause reality is all that exists.
Better Future Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 All humans welcome! How could anyone not be welcome here? 1
Libertus Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 If you hadn't made this post, how would we have known you were a theist? We wouldn't know unless you rubbed it in our faces.So what is this post really about, do you want to talk about your theism, or did you just want to make a statement, or get a "it's OK"? This is the second time lately somebody felt the need to bring up their theism. Do you want to talk about your god(s)? If not, why bring it up then?I don't buy into this "I just wanted to know I'm still welcome". It really depends on what you're going to be advocating for. 2 1
Belluavir Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Christians are persecuted minority don't ya know 1
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