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Is this a hate sub? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by lulztard@feddit.de to c/atheism@feddit.de

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I checked the five last posts. There is nothing here but hating on religion. Sad that jerking off to ones own superiority is all that Atheism has to offer.

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[–] echo@lemmings.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just reviewed the 5 posts immediately before yours... not one of them expressed hate, but yours did. You should reflect on that.

[–] Juno@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's funny how religious zealots are so easy to spot. You know? Because all atheists refer to themselves as "jerking off to my own superiority"

Probably just seeing logical arguments as an attack on their faith. News flash, they are, dumbass.

Just like God isn't the someone I look to for weather predictions because THATS DUMB, I use science to judge it instead.

I could see pretty easily how someone who prayed for rain on the regular might see that as an attack, it's just that praying for rain is actually dumb as in you don't have to think about anything to do it. That doesn't mean I'm attacking people who do it, I am attacking the idea. But don't misconstrue this to be hate speech just because I don't want to believe in fairy tales about when it's going to rain.

[–] echo@lemmings.world 20 points 1 year ago

You sound hateful.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You're clearly trying to start an argument, so don't let me get in your way.

But most atheists don't talk about being atheist, just like most people who don't believe in the simulation don't spend all their time talking about the simulation.

Atheist memes, are therapy for people who are toying with the idea of being atheist, or have just become atheist, and want to socialize it, and are looking for approval.

[–] lulztard@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Funnily enough I have to admit that I skimmed over the answers and just went "yeah seems about right", but at second glance it turned out that there are actually quite a few interesting posts. You also make a good point. Thanks for taking your time to write it down.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Trolls gonna troll.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

"The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."

-Darth Maul, Star Trek II

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

Upvoted OP so everybody can see sane refutations

[+] Templa@beehaw.org -6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think you will find anything that isn't hate or toxic in most atheist communities. I've been an atheist for my most than half of my life and I just don't engage because most of the time, there isn't an interest in having a philosophical debate of some kind, but to self validate and feel they are somehow better than people that have a religion.

Additionally, there are many atheist groups that participated heavily in things like gamergate or walk very closely with alt-right groups.

I recommend giving this a read.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What the fuck are you even talking about???

Far right groups are practically all conservative religious groups. Religion is where lies the foundation of their values. These alt right are even gaining support from Muslim communities in issues like drag queens reading stories to kids or trans issues.

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does seem logical to think like this at first and I would agree with you, but it did happen. For example, you have this number of YT channels that would often talk about atheism starting talking about how feminist women were, complaining about LGBT people and such. Maybe because they got too familiar with libertarian ideals and ended up going conservative.

I am just pointing out that this is something that exists and it is something talked about. I am an atheist and leftist but I think it is a mistake to automatically label atheism as something strictly progressive as if your way of engaging with atheism is through hate and without empathy one can easily go through a dangerous path.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Every single thing you wrote is patently false.

[–] PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt 0 points 1 year ago

100% correct

Also worth noting is that most of these "atheists" are still trapped within the Roman Christian worldview and its tropes and memes. Go ahead and try to find one with a grounding in eastern, indigenous, african, or pre-greco-roman philosophy. They may not believe in "God", but they're still Christians in every other regard.