Atheists bully the religious people here

This absolutely absurd. I'm as militant an atheist as anybody here, but I would like to see more, a lot more, theists posting here. And I would like to see them being freely able to discuss beliefs that may offend many atheists, such as the idea that homosexuality is sinful and that atheists go to hell.

If Christians or whatever group of theists wish to discuss their beliefs without any possibility of being told that they are wrong, then there are plenty of Christians-only boards.


In order to discuss religion properly, the possibility of someone's beliefs being incorrect needs to also be on the table. You are advocating the banning of ideas with which you do not agree because your precious faith cannot withstand scepticism or scrutiny.

I can start calling you stupid and an asshole too. It is not that hard. A bully can easily be given a similar treatment.

That's simply personality conflicts, and Ada is usually the one who starts in on people personally. And yesterday, I had a theist telling me that I'm a moron and that I have a low IQ without any provocation (during which I remained civil), so it's certainly not just the atheists who are insulting people on the basis of belief.

Just look at what ProgressiveElement is saying right now. Totally unacceptable. Should be banned. You are definitely behaving like a cool headed person. I laud you for that.

Well thank you, but most of the conflicts aren't to do with religion, but just cases of people disliking each other personally. And there shouldn't be any rules to prevent that from happening, and if people wish to block other users, the they can do so.

One problem that a religion forum is always going to have, I feel, is that theists will always feel persecuted and victimised by atheists based on the mere fact that atheists deny the existence of a god and are forthright in explaining their reasons for not believing. That is the most likely explanation for the fact that atheists are disproportionately represented on this forum, as on the IMDb RFS forum.

Well i am an agnostic and i appreciate both sides of the spectrum. I don't think people should get personal with each other, even if the other person may seem dogmatic in their beliefs.

I think people should just focus on discussions and not assassinate characters, or resort to Ad hominems

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ad%20hominem

An attack upon an opponent in order to discredit their arguement or opinion. Ad hominems are used by immature and/or unintelligent people because they are unable to counter their opponent using logic and intelligence.