# Calling All Atheists and Interested Parties **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 26, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575 "2006-12-26T01:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/1 "2006-12-26T01:23:36Z")
Yeah, it’s a poll, but you know it’s gonna end up here. Atheists: Do you feel that your views are oppressed here on the Dope? Does it seem that policy is weighted against you, and that the moderators go out of their way to chastize you, especially with regard to your interactions with Christians? Others: From the outside looking in, same questions. I’ll start. Atheist. No. Not at all. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/2 "2006-12-26T01:25:50Z")
Athiest, no. ---
**Author:** ![badchad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/3 "2006-12-26T01:26:52Z")
Moderators in general, no. Moderator **Tomndebb** in particular, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/4 "2006-12-26T01:27:20Z")
Agnostic. Not really. The Dope is probably one of the more open-minded areas around. I post on several other boards and the absolute vitriol that I get when I post something that isn’t 100% dyed-in-the-wool Christianity is astounding. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/5 "2006-12-26T01:29:15Z")
Gnostic agnostic a-theist. And no… this is just about the most supportive place one could wish for in a debate about proper epistemology. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/6 "2006-12-26T01:31:39Z")
Atheist. Not in the least from any of the moderators. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/7 "2006-12-26T01:34:04Z")
Agnostic who is basically anti-church and no, the board is pretty good about atheist, agnostics, and every faith except Scientology. Of course this poll is dedicated to **pseudotriton ruber ruber** , so why not say so? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/8 "2006-12-26T01:38:10Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Agnostic who is basically anti-church and no, the board is pretty good about atheist, agnostics, and every faith except Scientology. Of course this poll is dedicated to **pseudotriton ruber ruber** , so why not say so? Jim [/QUOTE] It is \*not \*dedicated to him, so that is why I did not say so. It \*is \*intended to elicit evidence with regard to his position. Hijacking the other thread seemed to be poor form. If you can read minds, or at least my mind, why don’t you say so and win a million dollars? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/9 "2006-12-26T01:38:28Z")
Reformed Congregationalist, now a Pantheistic Hedonist. No, not at all. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/10 "2006-12-26T01:39:45Z")
Atheist. No. I forget sometimes how open I can be here regarding atheism and then I go other places and get a shock. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/11 "2006-12-26T01:42:22Z")
[QUOTE=badchad] Moderators in general, no. Moderator **Tomndebb** in particular, yes. [/QUOTE] Other than by **Tom** , do you believe that your views are oppressed? Do you feel that policy here is weighted against you? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/12 "2006-12-26T01:42:33Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] It is \*not \*dedicated to him, so that is why I did not say so. It \*is \*intended to elicit evidence with regard to his position. Hijacking the other thread seemed to be poor form. If you can read minds, or at least my mind, why don’t you say so and win a million dollars? [/QUOTE] Oh, my apologies, you are only intending to elicit evidence with regard to his position, how could I ever mistake that for what I said? Jim ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/13 "2006-12-26T01:43:47Z")
[QUOTE=badchad] Moderators in general, no. Moderator **Tomndebb** in particular, yes. [/QUOTE] I agree with this 100%. The phrasing is perfect, the punctuation is flawless, the parallel structure is beyond reproach. What a fantastic post this was! Just gorgeous, pure genius. I dont know how he does it, time after time, post after post, getting it exactly right. I’m in utter awe. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/14 "2006-12-26T01:44:26Z")
Agnostic-Soft Atheist. Nope, and I disageed once, for 20 minutes, with \*\*tomndebb \*\* in GD when he defended a mystic. It was not a big deal and \*\*tomndebb \*\* did not even put on a moderator hat, Imagine that… **badchad**. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/15 "2006-12-26T01:45:33Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Oh, my apologies, you are only intending to elicit evidence with regard to his position, how could I ever mistake that for what I said? Jim [/QUOTE] Fuck off. You said it was dedicated to him. How about you find me a piece of text from anywhere, fact or fiction, dated prior to now, where “dedicated to” means “trying to elicit evidence about his position.” ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/16 "2006-12-26T01:47:04Z")
Artheist- Most open and supportive place I’ve ever discussed atheism. (Why is this in the pit?) ---
**Author:** ![badchad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/17 "2006-12-26T01:47:51Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] I agree with this 100%. The phrasing is perfect, the punctuation is flawless, the parallel structure is beyond reproach. What a fantastic post this was! Just gorgeous, pure genius. I dont know how he does it, time after time, post after post, getting it exactly right. I’m in utter awe. [/QUOTE] Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![badchad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b77776/32.png) [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/18 "2006-12-26T01:49:59Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Other than by **Tom** , do you believe that your views are oppressed? Do you feel that policy here is weighted against you? [/QUOTE] As for other moderators and policy, no and no. Which I think is what I said the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/19 "2006-12-26T01:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=badchad] As for other moderators and policy, no and no. Which I think is what I said the first time. [/QUOTE] Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575/20 "2006-12-26T01:52:49Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Fuck off. You said it was dedicated to him. How about you find me a piece of text from anywhere, fact or fiction, dated prior to now, where “dedicated to” means “trying to elicit evidence about his position.” [/QUOTE] > [@](#): > > Dedicated: ded·i·cat·ed, Designed for a particular use or function: “The satellite beams the information down to Earth, where it is sent through dedicated telephone wires to the Space Telescope Science Institute” (Boston Globe). from [http://www.answers.com/dedicated&r=67](http://www.answers.com/dedicated&r=67) I believe you design this thread for a particular use, to prove \*\*PRR \*\* wrong. You might want to apologize for the ‘fuck you’ as I proved you incorrect in about 5 seconds of using an online dictionary. Jim [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-atheists-and-interested-parties/385575.md?page=2)