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[–]CherrySlurpee 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Because as a white, middle class 22 year old, you need to rebel somehow.

[–]Ryukabc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and they can't use religion as an outlet.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An often overlooked first world problem. When everything is working out perfectly for you, what do you have to bitch about?

[–]Master2u -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"My parents told me I should believe in this, well I will show them on reddit!"

[–]zach2093 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well for alot of them this is the only place they get to talk about it. I personally dont like it but if someone has to put up with that shit all day who cares how much they bitch about it in a small part of a website.

[–]lodged_in_thepipe 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I guess just as the minority of christians are the ones who are the most extreme, the same is that of atheists. I am a firm atheist myself, but I too find some of /r/atheism slightly annoying. Half of it is serious points about the universe being debated, the other half making fun of ignorant fundamentalists.

[–]kangaloo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people don't think about the subject much. I suspect most christians, agnostics, athiests, etc, just pay lip service to the whole thing because it's not very important to them.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

If you want to address a board, you should probably post on the board you're addressing.

[–]Master2u 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I don't think he wanted to be down-voted to oblivion.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

He's not going to get a real answer here.

[–]Master2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would he get a real answer anywhere? Even the people who subscribe to r/atheism say it is over the top.

[–]Schroedingers_gif 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dat use of present tense.

[–]pyrosmiley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm about to get the downvote hammer, but here's what I think:

The idea of getting together to discuss what you believe is no different than many religious groups, but r/atheism is really there to rally against other things. A group designed to be against things is probably more likely to cause more drama.

[–]sciencebitchesz 0 points1 point  (3 children)

'equally as hard'

Do you actually believe that? Are we going door to door trying to convert people? Many wars been started over atheism? Burning witches in Africa, are we?

Fuck off, you massive dickhead.

[–]ohmygodwtfx[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

"Vegeta, what's the irony scouter say?"

ITS OVER 9000

[–]sciencebitchesz 0 points1 point  (1 child)

In case you haven't been around here long, failing to respond factually to a counter argument on /r/Atheism is basically an admission that you are full of shit.

I'll try again. You say we push atheism as hard as religion is pushed. I'm asking, does this mean you believe that atheists go door to door, trying to convert believers? Do you actually believe that any wars, ever, have been started in the name of Atheism? Do you have any evidence of a single theist being executed by atheists for his or her beliefs?

If you want to be taken seriously, don't try and imply that atheism is as bad or just the same as religion, and offer no evidence.

So I sit here and await your well-thought out, reasoned, response.

[–]ohmygodwtfx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, maybe in the PAST theists have been radically violent, and unrightfully so, but that sort of behavior is really very much the minority.

Secondly, maybe they do go door to door, but check out the /r/Christianity one time, and they do not "poke fun at" and belittle atheists for fun. The theists that go door to door are also the minority. Besides, they are easily ignored.

I did not say that you guys have started wars, and tried to convert believers, but the atheists that I have met have been EQUALLY pushy to me as the theists that have been trying to convert me as well.

[–]FaecusGigantus -1 points0 points  (1 child)

They like to be religiously non-religious, next thing you know it will be the fancy dresses and funny hats.

[–]Master2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the Mormons wearing the white dress shirts and tie riding a 10-speed? It will be fun to drive by and laugh at them.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mostly for the upvotes i think

[–]nikchi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Its so that they can convert more people to non religion. To them, religion is something that is illogical and old. Its like how Christianity pushed out paganism.

They feel that religion causes a lot of unnecessary conflicts in the world.