Good grief. People countered me, I only responded.

But in response to the first post, people don't choose what they believe. You can no more choose to believe you have diphtheria when you know you don't really have it than smash your foot and break your bones and believe your bones are not broken. You can't choose that. Something might convince you of that, but you can't choose to believe or not believe it.

People who do not believe in God have had experiences that make them not see the "evidence" that others see. They aren't convinced by it.

The purpose of a secular forum, in the form that I'm talking about, are to discuss freethought values, beliefs and concerns. I'm not talking about discussing just anything. Just like people come here to discuss religious issues. The fact that you can't understand how atheists and agnostics need a similar forum shows me that you just don't "get it."

As a freethinker, I need the same support you do as a religious person, but I need people who don't push God on me, or bless me, or things like that. I need it in a mental health format, which is not what atheist and freethought sites generally offer. If you can find spiritual support here, I should be able to find freethought support here.

Having such a forum would most certainly serve the purposes of this community. The majority is religious, and many (not all) discriminate against the minority, who are not. We deserve the same supportive forum for our own beliefs.

I have threatened no one. I have stated my opinions. If you don't like them, fine. Don't read or respond to my posts.

*Administrative edit.