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Atheists of lemmy what is a stereotype about us that is just not true? (midwest.social)

submitted 9 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

That it’s a religion. Except for a few groups, which I find kind of strange, being an atheist is the lack of religion and belief in a god. It’s not a religion or anything like a religion and so often I see atheism discussed by the religious in religious terms l, as a monolith, and other ways that just totally miss the mark.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago

If religions and beliefs are like the different broadcast channels you see on TV, you get Atheism when you turn the TV off.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's easier to group it up as a religion for information purposes, the amount of atheists are relevant if someone's researching which religions people believe in.

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 6 points 8 months ago

Not parent poster, but I don't think that's what they were getting at.

Atheists are often generalized in the same way one might make generalizations about Catholics; the problem is that, while Catholics share a common set of beliefs and values (generally) based on doctrine and scripture, atheists don't necessarily have anything in common about their beliefs or values, aside from an absence of theistic belief.