Non-Catholics: Why are you on CAF?

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As a former Protestant (Lutheran) I am genuinely curious as to why non-Catholics, specifically Protestants, come to CAF and comment. Why do you comment? And, if there is no suitable option below, add one. šŸ˜€
  • To learn about Catholicism.
  • To defend your beliefs.
  • To ā€˜evangelizeā€™ to Catholics, other Christians.
  • To argue solely for the sake of arguing.
  • To practice your typing/writing/blogging skills.
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I chose #1 as that was the HOW I found CAF. I was doing online research about my oldestā€™s first communion two years ago; to see what to expect and exactly how a non-Catholic parent fits in the mix.

Ended up staying around and jump in threads that I normally have some sort of experience with, mainly questions about those in Catholic/non-Catholic marriages, parenting, etcā€¦ Thatā€™s about it.
 
For learning! Iā€™m agnostic, never have had any kind of religion and I was curious to see what a Catholic viewpoint looked like. I donā€™t bring up my own beliefs unless asked/if itā€™s relevant.
 
I am Catholic, but the thing that is interesting is not why other Christians come here, but why committed atheists bother to come here.
That is interesting and telling.
 
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I think arguing is intellectual play. Iā€™ve always liked it. šŸ¤£
 
I originally came here for two reasons: to ask questions I couldnā€™t answer on my own/through research, and to correct misconceptions about Baptists.

Now Iā€™m converting and still occasionally correcting misconceptions about baptists.
 
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Until recently an Anglican, but have been disillusioned with the direction of the church. I have started to attend Mass and have had preliminary discussions with the Priest to converting to Catholicism. Very interested in learning about the Church, and it all makes sense to me.
 
goout said:
I am Catholic, but the thing that is interesting is not why other Christians come here, but why committed atheists bother to come here.

That is interesting and telling.
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What do you think it is telling of?
 
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goout:
I am Catholic, but the thing that is interesting is not why other Christians come here, but why committed atheists bother to come here.

That is interesting and telling.
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What do you think it is telling of?
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The search for objective truth that is wired into every human being.
The search for meaning, identity, purpose, destiny, that is wired into every human being, but not available to reason alone. Things that are outside oneā€™s self and oneā€™s perceptions.
Their presence here also tells that atheists propose a belief for these issues just like theists, and they would like everyone to learn about and accept that belief.

If not, grab a beer and a remote and do ā€œnothingā€. Why waste time debating issues of faith?

Itā€™s why I donā€™t go to the cute cat clothing forums: they have no resonance for me. Clearly there is something attractive about ā€œGodā€, or an atheist wouldnā€™t be here.

Itā€™s great evangelism, so I guess a shout out to atheists is in order here.
 
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The search for objective truth that is wired into every human being.

The search for meaning, identity, purpose, destiny, that is wired into every human being, but not available to reason alone. Things that are outside oneā€™s self and oneā€™s perceptions.

Their presence here also tells that atheists propose a belief for these issues just like theists, and they would like everyone to learn about and accept that belief.

If not, grab a beer and a remote and do ā€œnothingā€. Why waste time debating issues of faith?

Itā€™s why I donā€™t go to the cute cat clothing forums: they have no resonance for me. Clearly there is something attractive about ā€œGodā€, or an atheist wouldnā€™t be here.

Itā€™s great evangelism, so I guess a shout out to atheists is in order here.
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I agree with a lot of what you have written. I believe that many atheists are ex-believers, so I think that plays into it.
 
I donā€™t really have a good reason to be here, except that I recently discovered I was baptized as a baby and then realized I donā€™t really know much about the Church at all aside from the very basics.
 
None of those fits exactly for me. I donā€™t feel I need to come here and ā€œdefendā€ Judaism (although some of my posts probably naturally do or come across that way). I think a lot of people are curious about my faith and there is so much misinformation out there, I contribute my small voice as a drop of corrective. Way back a few years ago I originally came here to try to figure out what I saw as contradictions in how Catholics view Jews in light of Nostra Aetate. My conclusion in that case was basically to read between the lines and that some things need to be left unsaid. The old Hebrew saying is: ā€œA man of understanding will understand.ā€ (Sounds better in Hebrew.)
 
Since becoming born again in the late 80ā€™s I was wondering what the similarities and differences are between the two. I wanted to clarify what I remember being taught then and what I have learned now.
 
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