(In the Biercean terms below) apparently, the very nature of the latter facilitates it being "hijacked" by the likes of the former, so what can be done to stop this that doesn't resort to Jacobinite/Inquistor-like censorship?There are manyChristiansflocking to this forum trying to sneak in their organized religion through the door of philosophy, but philosophy isn't about the superstitious ideologies ofIslamorChristianity, these cults have tried to hi-jack philosophy to propagate their error. — JerseyFlight
No doubt (legacy-latent) mythologies and ideologies, as well as theologies, are DANGEROUS NONSENSE obstructing "many roads" of philosophical critique ...Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Philosophy, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing. — Ambrose Bierce
Nah, it's not going anywhere soon — 3017amen
You're suggesting a new category be created in addition to Philosophy of Religion -- with, I'll note, no hope of keeping them separate. That looks to me like an endorsement of this as a place to post theology. Give it a few years and the place might get renamed The Philosophy & Theology Forum. After a few more, people will be surprised there's a philosophy section tucked in next to the bustling theology discussion forum. Eventually the comparatively low traffic in the original section will lead to long emotional debates about whether to just put it out of its misery, and then one day the coin will drop, and this will be The Theology Forum. — Srap Tasmaner
It's just that here in America it's more of a losing battle for you. — 3017amen
You are certainly more than welcome to argue your Atheism. — 3017amen
:clap:What you mistake me for as arguing atheism, is pointing out the blindingly obvious self-contradictions, discrepancies, and in your case [3017amen], hypocrisy in religious teachings. I would do that even if I believed in a god, or some gods. Many on this forum who believe in god do the same thing as I do. — god must be atheist
I don't need the United States to be an atheist nation; I just need Christians not to turn it into a Theocracy. — Srap Tasmaner
Faux Christians or simply liars attempting to shroud themselves in a moral cloak of righteousness to pursue unknown and possibly opposite and inverse purposes is the real snake in the grass. — Outlander
"Love the God, love thy neighbor as you love yourself" is essentially the foundation of all modern law and peaceful civilization. — Outlander
You're suggesting a new category be created in addition to Philosophy of Religion -- with, I'll note, no hope of keeping them separate. That looks to me like an endorsement of this as a place to post theology. — Srap Tasmaner
Wonderful question. Likewise, what are deductions to the meaning of life? — 3017amen
whose experience of philosophy seems to consist entirely of figuring out that god is dead and now they want to let everyone know and pick fights with people who haven't had this life-changing experience. — Srap Tasmaner
but actually I'm up for kicking anyone who's primary activity seems to be denouncing religion, denouncing religious belief, and so on, people who seem to have come here mainly to do that, whose experience of philosophy seems to consist entirely of figuring out that god is dead and now they want to let everyone know and pick fights with people who haven't had this life-changing experience. It ought to be considered just as unacceptable as coming on here to push your religion. — Srap Tasmaner
There are lots of Christians on this site, one meets them everywhere. — JerseyFlight
Of course this subject can be deeply emotional. For obvious reasons. Why did this happen, why does this occur, etc. Especially when it comes to loved ones who may have been screwed over or worse by supposed "loving Christians" or worse, at a young age by again supposed Christian (or whatever the persuasion) "holy men". — Outlander
[Mod guideline extract:]Types of posters who are not welcome here:
Evangelists: Those who must convince everyone that their religion, ideology, political persuasion, or philosophical theory is the only one worth having
[End of Mod Guideline extract]
Time to add Anti-evangelists with the obvious definition.
We are drowning in anti-religious posts. I tend to avoid the specifically religious threads, but it's showing up all over the place.
I was going to suggest a more general revision of the guidelines to be about types of posts that are welcome and not, instead of posters, but actually I'm up for kicking anyone who's primary activity seems to be denouncing religion, denouncing religious belief, and so on, people who seem to have come here mainly to do that, whose experience of philosophy seems to consist entirely of figuring out that god is dead and now they want to let everyone know and pick fights with people who haven't had this life-changing experience. It ought to be considered just as unacceptable as coming on here to push your religion.
I don't see what value any of this stuff is adding to the site.
No idea what you're saying about my proposal. — Srap Tasmaner
None of this has anything to do with philosophy. Reddit and Twitter are right next-door. — Srap Tasmaner
Sure, being "hellbent" on an endless, anti-religious tirade devoid of any sort of deeper philosophy is not a quality post but, hey, emotion. It is how it is, eh? — Outlander
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