My girlfriend told me I should get on as she found the site beneficial, I wanted to explore her ideas and thoughts, wanted to explore other people’s thoughts.

I just got tired of Facebook. This site has more thoughtful and interesting people who actually think rather than are just a bunch of "ditto heads."

I felt this was a safe place to meet like minded folks, share thoughts, learn and also get educated and who knows what might happen in between all of that.. keep my options open.

Mostly it just nice to find people who put evidence and reason over delude dogma.

Nice poll - thanks!

Not enough people on here to consider it a viable source for dating.

To meet a young red headed freckled girl.
Is that too specific???

I suppose 'helping spread acceptance and understanding of atheism' ought to be an option on here too. When I joined an atheist group during grad school I'd been a very comfortable, well-reasoned atheist for almost 20yrs, while many of our members were only 18-20yrs old and were just coming to grips with what it means to live as an atheist. I think it is important for such 'new' atheists to have 'older' atheists to hang out with while solidifying their understanding of their philosophical stance. If in addition to meeting and interacting with like-minded people, I can help put vague feelings into words, provide arguments and anecdotes, and otherwise help bolster others in their development as atheists, 'my work is done'. Really, though, in religion people have elders to turn to when they need to discuss things, but atheists seem shy about the idea of having 'elder' atheists around to talk to when they have similar crises they need guidance about. I don't NEED to be in an atheist group to feel better about my atheism, and I doubt I'll meet anyone from this group in person anytime soon, so my real life social life won't benefit from being in this online group, but I know that no all younger/newer atheists can articulate why they are atheist, or imagine what it looks like to live contentedly as an atheist.

I chose 'Interact with Like-minded individuals', but I would also say possible dating (not sure if there is anyone else here from KY), and also just curiosity about the community.

I'm getting rather tired of chatting with someone, really hitting it off, getting to the end of a great night together and hearing them say, "I broke up with my last boyfriend because he just couldn't accept Jesus." /sigh

Also: I went to my Facebook September Thursday 28, 2017 and seen the Ad in it. I was Surprised by it. (I used to be on Message Boards with Atheist/Agnostic's Freethinkers in the Past: 1997 - 2013. Used to be on EP until it went off the Internet. Then the Sites went off the Internet.) I had no other places since to go to or be involved in. I thought this looks good to try this out here now and see if things will look up again?

I joined out of curiousity, maybe to date and talk with people with similar mind sets as I have. I’m not an atheist, but I’m not exactly a believer in god. That’s why, though I am spiritual, I also consider myself agnostic.

I'm happy in a relationship so no dating for me. I thought it would be cool to interact online and possibly in person with some atheists if they seem friendly. I've had a lot of luck meeting up with some people from a Sam Harris fan group on Facebook.

One part Interaction, one part Dating

Too bad it's radio buttons instead of check boxes. I would have selected more than one.

just wanted to see how active the website was

A combination of 2 of the pole options.

1. to meet potential love interests, but...
   2.also to interact with other like-minded individuals.