Welcome to The Agnostic Forum!
My introduction
Hello, and thanks for visiting my site. Online I go by Aaron or AgnosticBoy so feel free to refer to me by either name. I am a passionate agnostic that loves to discuss religion, politics, skepticism, and many other topics. I decided to start my own forum after years of participating on other discussion sites. Most of the people that know me would probably say that I'm an open-minded skeptic.
On a more personal note, I'm currently in school majoring in psychology. Eventhough I refer to myself as AgnosticBoy but I can assure you I am over 18 y/o so you can trust me driving this site. That is it for now.
About the Site
I chose to name my site The Agnostic Forum because I wanted to be a place for discussion and debate and to have that take place under some agnostic themes, such as non-partisanship, freethinking, and open-mindedness. These principles are all part of what Thomas Huxley advocated for when he came up with agnosticism. I'll go into more detail about how I've tailored the forum to embody each of these principles. Keep in mind, that these 3 principles should be considered together and not in isolation.
Open-mindedness
You can question anything and/or bring up any theory or view to discuss (not breaking any laws, of course). This is different from the forums that are dominated by one group or another (political, philosophical, or religious group) where it is frowned upon to question or challenge their established views or side. The only orthodoxy here is logic and evidence and wherever it leads.
Opinion and beliefs are welcomed, esp. in areas where there's a lack of evidence on the matter.
Freethinking
This is the easiest principle to implement on the forum because most should expect debates to be centered on logic and evidence. With that said, there are debate guidelines in place to ensure that the views being offered as true/factual are supported by logic and evidence.
Non-partisan
Guidelines are in place to help ensure that debates or discussions don't become too partisan and that the focus is on evidence. On other platforms, I found too many times that discussions turn into which political side you're on or which side a view aligns with as opposed to just focusing on evidence. Feel free to use Fox News as your source or even MSNBC or any other source just as long as it provides evidence.[/SIZE]
My introduction
Hello, and thanks for visiting my site. Online I go by Aaron or AgnosticBoy so feel free to refer to me by either name. I am a passionate agnostic that loves to discuss religion, politics, skepticism, and many other topics. I decided to start my own forum after years of participating on other discussion sites. Most of the people that know me would probably say that I'm an open-minded skeptic.
On a more personal note, I'm currently in school majoring in psychology. Eventhough I refer to myself as AgnosticBoy but I can assure you I am over 18 y/o so you can trust me driving this site. That is it for now.
About the Site
I chose to name my site The Agnostic Forum because I wanted to be a place for discussion and debate and to have that take place under some agnostic themes, such as non-partisanship, freethinking, and open-mindedness. These principles are all part of what Thomas Huxley advocated for when he came up with agnosticism. I'll go into more detail about how I've tailored the forum to embody each of these principles. Keep in mind, that these 3 principles should be considered together and not in isolation.
Open-mindedness
You can question anything and/or bring up any theory or view to discuss (not breaking any laws, of course). This is different from the forums that are dominated by one group or another (political, philosophical, or religious group) where it is frowned upon to question or challenge their established views or side. The only orthodoxy here is logic and evidence and wherever it leads.
Opinion and beliefs are welcomed, esp. in areas where there's a lack of evidence on the matter.
Freethinking
This is the easiest principle to implement on the forum because most should expect debates to be centered on logic and evidence. With that said, there are debate guidelines in place to ensure that the views being offered as true/factual are supported by logic and evidence.
Non-partisan
Guidelines are in place to help ensure that debates or discussions don't become too partisan and that the focus is on evidence. On other platforms, I found too many times that discussions turn into which political side you're on or which side a view aligns with as opposed to just focusing on evidence. Feel free to use Fox News as your source or even MSNBC or any other source just as long as it provides evidence.[/SIZE]
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