Welcome! We have started this forum because we want to discuss questions relating to God, religion, ethics and life. We think these questions are at the very least interesting, but we also think that they are important. After all, if God does exist, that must be the most important fact we can know. And if he doesn't, then believing in him would be a waste of time. Some of us think religion has enriched the world, some think it has caused too much misery. So we want to discuss, to find out what other people think and hopefully find the truth.

Although there are a number of forums dedicated to this goal, we have found that too many discussions end up in argument, name-calling and anger. Some people may enjoy this, but we do not - and we think that most people don't, either. That's why you will find that most forums end up having a majority of members with one belief system - it may be an atheist forum or a Christian forum, or something else, but in the end, people of other viewpoints are left feeling ostracized and don't really want to join in.

That is why here we aim to be different. This forum was set up by atheists and theists working together. We want to treat each other with respect, as friends and acquaintances, even while we might disagree. And if occasionally we get a bit hot under the collar, we also want to have a laugh, and stay friends. So our rules make it clear we don't want intentional nastiness, insults and mockery, and we'll politely ask people who persist in those things to go elsewhere.

Other than that, anything goes. We understand one person's beliefs may be offensive to another person, and we can accept that. We just want to discuss, and we hope you do too. If so, please join us.