Reading the arguments presented on this board (and elsewhere online) is what led to my conversion to Catholicism. If it weren't for said arguments, I would've
>become fed up with my old Protestant church
>never been exposed to Catholic arguments or given the Roman Catholic Church a chance
>either church hop for the rest of my life or fall out of the faith and into agnosticism once again
Debating one another keeps us strong in our faith and is one way we can practice our faith. The reason so many fall into atheism is because they know little about their faith (especially cradle Catholics), are presented with purely emotion-driven atheistic arguments such as "if God real why bad thing happen", don't know how to respond, and soon fall into secularism. We need to build up one another to prevent that from happening.