So the threads posted a few times a week are sincere attempts to point out the danger to the souls of those who follow Mormonism? It is simple evangelism?
Anonymously? On an internet forum? Seriously?
From my deeply held agnostic standpoint, there seems to be a bit more to it than evangelism. There is a ‘preaching to the choir and enjoying the acccolades from doing so’ that pervades these threads as well. As well as a bit of baiting the Mormons to respond as well. And given that the threads read like boilerplate text with the same people making the same comments time and time again, I am unswayed by the evangelism angle.
But that’s just me.
Since you have no dog in the discussion your point wanes. In a thread as this, the questions put forth in the article are designed to challenge the mormon to think. It provides an innoculant to others by causing them to think about mormonism outside of the box the missionaries may seek to place them within.
Now for yourself - a deeply held agnostic - this thread isn't directed to you and your agnosticism. So it isn't surprising to see your take on this - other than to question the methods. FWIW, there are a number here who've seen the replies numerous times and have left mormonism as a result.
But then that is just me.
Paul wrote ICor2:14 for folks just like you.
#1...if a church knew that everybody at a given service was saved by the Gospel being embraced, it wouldn't mean that it would stop preaching the Gospel. "Preaching to the choir," therefore is such a worn-out trite phrase that doesn't apply to the Christianity you disbelieve in. (The gospel is for believers and unbelievers alike.)
#2...as for "enjoying the accolades" -- that requires some level of knowledge that you know who's "enjoying" what -- and for someone who's into boasting what and who you don't know as much as you do ("From my deeply held agnostic standpoint"), it sure seems rather strange that you're able to bound from God-agnostic to Freeper-insider sophisticate just like that!
I mean what? Is that Magic-8 ball workin' for you as to how you know which FReeper is internally "enjoying" what?
From my deeply held agnostic standpoint, there seems to be a bit more to it than evangelism.
Let me get this straight. You go around boasting about your ignorance...agnostic is simply Greek for "ignorant" -- from the Greek word, agnôstos...And yet suddenly you're not so "ignorant" of Freeper-strangers whom either you don't know or barely know? Really? Sounds to me on a scale of 1 to 10 re: your "ignorance" level of some FREEPERS, you present yourself as a "6" or higher level ("10" = omniscience).
So are you a "soft-core" agnostic -- you don't know? Or a "hard-core" agnostic -- you don't believe anybody can know?
Think of me as one of those who the FR Mormon Romney advocates declared to be a pig who they were going to hose and ask yourself whose hosing who.