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and then what? I mean, there isn't much to say about an invisible man in the sky. And I don't suppose we can talk about our favorite gods either. So, serious question: what do you used to talk about on the Motley Fool atheist board?
The board started many years ago discussing mostly invisible man in the sky stuff, it was led by a guy from Austin who ran an atheist group in Austin (I think.)
Over time it expanded into include 'light' politics, including but not limited those things at the intersection of atheism and politics, as when a city council voted on distributing Bibles in classrooms, or people voted to make 'In God We Trust' their town motto, and so forth. It grew to include other 'light' politics as can be found affecting the issues of atheism/religion, and as the Republican Party became more and more a wholly owned subsidiary of the evangelical movement the board evolved into more political talk.
It was a good place to come where intelligent, science based questions could be asked and answered without the flame wars that erupted on the Political Asylum board, and while the Flying Spaghetti Monster was a constant presence, the board evolved beyond just atheism.
For instance, you could ask about the obvious dichotomy between Jesus (so called) teachings and how the Red states handled the poor, disenfranchised, and hungry. Or heck, you didn't even have to bring Jesus into the discussion (some might have even hijacked a thread asking if there was ever such a person).
Anyway, it was mostly Liberal Lite, but there were also dedicated Conservatives who played, and the board was mostly tolerant, well attended, and enjoyable. Have at it. It's always good to have new blood. Not to drink, of course, we save that for the atheist rituals on Solstice days :)
