Let me quote the forum disclaimer here…
There is no way anyone could misunderstand that I am not an atheist. There is no reason to “take a stand” against it. It is obvious I disagree. However, that does not change that @Patrick and I have meaningful common ground. The fact that I am kind to him is not endorsement of all his ideas.
The faith I have is not threatened by atheism. Most colleagues, for goodness sakes, are atheists. I feel they add great value to the conversation. I see no reason to exclude them. Maybe can all find more common ground together.
As for my “audience”, I’ve already explained that too:
Of course we cannot forget about @Argon, the agnostic here.
The questions of Origins are grand questions. Everyone asks them. Where did we come from? Where are we going? What does it mean to be human?
The questions themselves are our common ground, even if your specific answers might be different. Everyone polite is welcome. We hope to define and defend common ground, and seek peace in the creation wars.