This topic reminds of lester's poll, which had some surprising results.
Where do you fit?
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i'm present to learn about others' views, esp regarding CM's, but, i have enjoyed bonus information regarding many faiths, esp from a CM perspective. examples include Catholics, EO, JW's, Pentecost, Mormons, Jews, the interesting list goes on.
for me, learning about CM's -
in context of the outer world, fills out a fuller picture.
it's one thing to memorize a lesson, another to grasp the lesson so well that understanding "why" it's true, is more likely to stand the test of time.
also for me, this is the case for all discussions, not just topics of varying faith beliefs.
including humor, work, family, travel, everything. how+why do people digest information?
there are times when i "feel" at home on this forum, other times, i feel unwelcome, it's dependent on participation and topic.
as internet forums go, i'm not experienced, but, my perception is this one is composed of a number of members who are connected or know one another in real life, there are not a lot of "transient" members, there is a core that binds.
it takes very little to change the "tone" (Adam's word) .. this not being a forum with a large number of active posters. so, this forum offers the potential for members to "be the change they want to see."
my impressions. ymmv.
above, i chose option 2, because i am present to learn about CM's. i look for this input and find it. finding it in context with others' views helps me learn to discern by comparing+contrasting.
in this way, it's more than and different from doing an encyclopedic study.
i enjoy GAMEO, but it represents a different type of resource.