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.

  • Pons_Aelius
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    1 year ago

    There is a big difference to being an atheist in a very secular society. It is nothing special and not a major part of your life or identity.

    These type of atheists do not need to seek online spaces as there is noting to discuss or much of a need to vent or find people who think as you do.

    I am in this group, am not subscribed here and came across your post in /new. I assume you are as well.

    Then there are the people who are atheists in very religious communities or societies. They often have few or no people in their lives they can talik to about the issues they face having to hide their lack of belief for it can be very damaging to them, physical, socially and mentally if they are public about it.

    These are the people who are more likely to inhabit atheist online spaces.

    They need a place to honestly vent about the hypocrisy they see around them.

    They need a place to be honest about their lack of belief.

    They need a place to find those that think as they do.

    So, basically, no, in my opinion this is not a hate space.

    Sad that jerking off to ones own superiority is all that Atheism has to offer.

    This is also your first post here, so I see it as you feeling superior to the other posters and talking down to them while you have contributed nothing to the community prior to this.

    So, prove me wrong and post something to prove what Atheism has to offer…

    • @PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt
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      11 year ago

      You’re right, but you’re missing half the picture. Yeah, half the people on a sub like this are living under oppression from large religions and have misguidedly projected the role of oppressor onto pagans, wiccans, and other religious minorities. But the other half are attracted to communities like this because they want to feel special. They want to be enlightened and to laugh at their perceived lessers who have not attained the truths of reason. Most of those guys are straight white teenage boys with no legitimate authorities to rail against. If they had any sense of proportion they’d rail against capitalism, but internet brainrot has convinced them that theism (as opposed to doctrine) is a legitimate problem.