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How I feel as an Atheist in America... (i.imgur.com)
submitted 7 months ago by ashleyrenae592
[–]rmhawesome 13 points14 points15 points 7 months ago
Also you live in a shitty part of America.
[–][deleted] 7 months ago
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[–]KMFinPowers 49 points50 points51 points 7 months ago
No way! Atheists are smarter than theists by default! Right guys?
[–]hvns2murgatroid 29 points30 points31 points 7 months ago
How I feel as an Atheist in America... Superior
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] -24 points-23 points-22 points 7 months ago
The superiority feeling isn't satisfying enough to assuage the frustration of having to deal with my family harassing me on a regular basis about religion with their "Christian Science."
[–]usingpond 22 points23 points24 points 7 months ago
Funny how the most smug posts in here always have a follow-up mentioning that they still live at home.
[–]KindOldMan 12 points13 points14 points 7 months ago
It is definitely a pattern I've noticed again and again. "Gosh, my Christian parents are so stupid!! Look how I straight owned them on Facebook. Run tell dat."
[–]DoWhile -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
SO TOLD!
[–]kragmoor 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
it's almost like all the angsty teens are flocking to atheism because they think it makes them better by default and it allows them to be an ass "shut the fuck up mom you're a christian that means i'm better than you"
[–]imatat 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
Funny how said follow-ups also ultimately reveal an illogical tendency to project disdain for one's family onto complete strangers.
"They're all just like Mommy and Daddy."
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[–]ashleyrenae592[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I don't live with my parents.
[–]usingpond 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Then what's the big deal?
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Because I care a lot about my mom and my siblings, and it's very difficult for me to deal with them saying very upsetting things to me. It's not necessarily arguments on the part of my mom, but there are other people (family, old friends, and acquaintances) who are pretty aggressive about it. Whether or not I live with them, being alienated doesn't feel good.
Now, wasn't that a bit more thoughtful and less reprehensible than "Everyone else is stupid"?
Indeed...but that isn't an eyecatching title....:/
[–]Phunkapotamus -9 points-8 points-7 points 7 months ago
I have no idea why you're getting downvoted.
My superiority complex is the only thing keeping me from wasting time on the simpletons.
[–]CowFu 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Not believing in a diety doesn't make you better than anyone else. Thinking you're superior than someone else because of a group you or they belong to is an extremely destructive ideology to have.
[–]Phunkapotamus 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50252_366754943046_4141775_n.jpg
But...history books, it's always turned out poorly...it, nevermind, I abide.
I can't tell if you're joking. But I've come to realize that n the Internet...people take everything you say literally. For example, I made a comment about the superiority not being enoug blah blah...not actually meaning I felt superior, but going along with the previous comment and trying to explain why I feel that way by mentioning my parent issues. But people who do t want to understand never will, I suppose.
[–]Phunkapotamus 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
No, I'm not joking. I feel superior to the religious. It helps keeps me from investing time and energy into those I feel superior to.
[–]bricardo 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago*
Of course there are many intelligent theists, but I think the point is that it's hard to consider the belief in a deity, intelligent. It seems, to most atheists, an irrational and stupid decision based more on tradition rather than the conclusion of a rational decision-making process.
This recent found love of reddit to bash atheists based on their ridicule of religion and equating it to a religion type organization makes no sense.
edit for clarity: I understand the point many in the comments are making, but I can't help but feel they are misguided in thinking this type of joke has any other target other than religion itself. I'm sure most of us atheists have many loved ones that are believers.
[–]seeing_the_light 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
It seems, to most atheists, an irrational and stupid decision based more on tradition rather than the conclusion of a rational decision-making process.
As someone who came to religion at least partially through rational decision making, I object to your premise. I was raised in a secular household and began my still ongoing conversion in my early 30s.
I think you should at least expect to take what you dish out, and if you are 100% at ease saying that anyone who is religious is so because of an 'irrational and stupid decision', then you should be able to at least see how that if a certain number of people also feel this way, and throw it out there enough, there's going to be some blowback eventually.
[–]bricardo 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Is the blowback coming in scripture form? Because other than that, I've never seen a half convincing argument for religion. You're free to believe it, but I don't think rationale enters in your belief.
Is the blowback coming in scripture form?
I don't follow you, what do you mean?
[–]vagisil_is_for_jebus -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Christianity
Yes, you're fucking retarded because of an 'irrational and stupid decision'.
[–]seeing_the_light 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Thanks for your rational (and kind!) input.
[–]HighlordSmiley 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Reddit's recent found love to bash atheists is found more on the constant posts that flood the front page due to r/atheism that seem to be -nothing- more than Atheists commenting on the stupidity of Christians. (Almost always Christians.)
This leads some Redditors to have the idea that r/atheism is more about a bunch of faux-rebellious teenagers with unwarranted self-importance bashing Christianity only because the majority of America is Christian and they are under the impression that being an atheist makes them smarter than everyone.
This, of course, causes these "wannabe atheists" to try and "convert" people to atheism solely on the fact that doing so makes them appear in the right despite the obvious hypocrisy of an atheist acting in an almost fundamentalist way.
Sadly, the majority of r/atheism comes off as this. The only post I've ever seen on r/atheism recently that indicates the way an atheist should treat the most brainless of religious zealots is the one where the 50-year old guy convinces the creationist to believe in evolution by acting as if evolution was "God's tool".
Having respect for those who believe in religion makes us appear all the less petty when we try to convince the religious to understand our stance.
Sorry for the ranting, Its a bit late and I'm just throwing up my thoughts.
[–]Celltrex 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago*
Intelligent in what? Sure as hell not in the basic things. Maybe a musical genius, or a poet. I wouldn't call intelligent someone advocating creationism, which is exactly 100% of theists, otherwise what's the point in believing in God?
[–]CowFu 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Intelligent in what? Sure as hell not in the basic things.
You mean like math, history, geography, writing? Because I guarantee there are extremely smart theists that excel in those categories. Old-earth creationism is believed by the catholic church (the majority of christians) which includes evolution and doesn't contradict any current evidence brought by science.
[–]DazzlerPlus -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
but less correct
[–]DownvoterAccount -14 points-13 points-12 points 7 months ago
Science and logic, bro. Only atheists have 'em.
[–]EreTheWorldCrumbles -6 points-5 points-4 points 7 months ago*
Define intelligent... By most definitions being theist (at least the common types of theist) is a pretty big hit against your intelligence. That's not to say OP or myself couldn't have our own problem areas, but probably not so glaring a misstep of reason and understanding as believing in the Christian/Islamic/Jewish/Mormon/Greek, etc myths.
Still, I'm sure there are plenty of very intelligent theists who just haven't yet taken the opportunity to confront their beliefs (children and young adults... and some older). Future atheists, they are. Edit: Actually, indoctrination and social pressure are such powerful forces, that I've decided, yes, there must be tons of very intelligent theists, many more intelligent than anyone here. They may or may not ever be able to escape those pressures, so it shouldn't be representative of their inherent intelligence. Tragic.
[–]JoshuaZ1 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
You are being downvoted but are partially correct. For example, if one keeps education level constant then larger vocabulary is correlated with being more likely to consider the Bible to be a set of myths. (Relevant data). There's evidence that poor of understanding of probability is correlated with a belief in God. (Source(pdf)). And the only strong rebuttal to that claim is to argue that it isn't probability that's at play but general intelligence.
More amusing but less scientific, on OkCupid, religiosity is inversely correlated with writing ability.
There's a large amount of evidence that religion is correlated with lower intelligence. But the correlation isn't that strong and of course there are obvious correlation v. causation issues.
[–]EreTheWorldCrumbles 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
So many downvotes... For what?
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Because they don't want to hear anything other than "atheists are pompous assholes".
[–]Kinbensha -10 points-9 points-8 points 7 months ago
Statistically, I and most of my friends are 1/60,000, but you're right. I'm sure there are a number of religious people that are more intelligent than me.
But not that many.
[–]Anticonn 120 points121 points122 points 7 months ago
As an atheist in America, I can assure you that you're an asshole, and I'll go out on a limb here and hazard a guess that, if illusory superiority is a real thing, you're just about the intellectual equal of a box of hair.
With only one or two exceptions, I have no idea what any of my friends or most of my family believe in (or do not, as the case may be) because I don't go around trying to pick fights with the people I care about, nor with strangers, for that matter.
Nobody likes a self-important cunt.
[–]grateone 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
I don't know, I have seen a lot of stupid theists in America. As well, how can one be considered smart if they believe in an imaginary figure such as Santa Claus?
[–]Anticonn 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I posted this as a replay elsewhere in this thread, I'll repeat it here:
I disagree, religion targets the young, uneducated and poor for indoctrination, and fortunately in America we have many more impressionable youths than uneducated and/or impoverished people. For most Christians these are beliefs that were ingrained into them at a young age, and to an extent have shaped their personality and defined them as a person. It's not like flipping a light switch to become an atheist (for many people, anyway).
My new boss is a Christian (I know this only because he mentioned Church once, we've not spoken about it beyond that), and he's one of the most intelligent and skilled people I've ever known. I've learned more from him in my first 2 weeks on the job than I did in the 4 years at work before that, and from chewing the fat with him at work it's very apparent that he's not limited to his work, he's a genuinely smart man. And he's fucking hilarious.
Whatever value he gets out of church seems to be working well for him, and I'll be the last one to hate on him for it; I simply do not believe that it's fair to disregard someone's merit only on the grounds of what they were raised to believe.
[–]nilbog1089 44 points45 points46 points 7 months ago
This is one of the things that really pisses me off about /r/atheism nowadays. People act like becoming a atheist automatically puts them on a completely new intellectual level over theists. People believe in God(s) for many different reasons, you are not an atheist because you are super duper smart and they are all dumb rednecks. Grow up.
[–]que_pedo_wey 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
People act like becoming a atheist automatically puts them on a completely new intellectual level over theists.
Not necessarily, but still quite frequently.
[–][deleted] 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
I came here angry at the same thing and was pleased to find people already taking OP down a peg for being such a snob. Good on ya.
[–]inthebreeze711 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
I agree, OP was just making a funny. I myself feel like sometimes I could be surrounded by idiots here in Merica but don't think for one second that can actually be true. It's mainly the stigma of ignorance that we like to place on typical Christians because they haven't understood our side of the argument.
am i smarter than them if they watch professional wrestling and nascar?
[–]googlespacebook 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
Honestly depends more on your ability to solve problems, and think things through. Much more then your interests. Contrary to what many people seem to think.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Thank you
[–]TuctDape 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Posts like OP are the reason this subreddit gets shit from everywhere else on reddit.
[–]Siverix -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
even worse is then people start praising Dawkins or Hitchens for saying what religion is bull it seems more to me what they simply replaced Jesus with one of them.
[–]pnkbunny 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Amen! er...I concur with your hypothesis.
[–]kragmoor 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
nice save brian
[–]Echoman1992 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
I would really, really, really like to add this link to the conversation. Until one reaches this level of intelligence, one should not judge people for their theism.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
hello friend i am here to tell you about a magical item known as the unsubscribe button
Thats what I don't get. You can very easily IGNORE /r/atheism if you don't like it. Just like I don't got to /r/spacedicks and don't subscribe to it.
[–]simohayha 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
No. It shows up on /r/all, which is people's main issue with it.
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
And yet do you have to click those links? No.
[–]brownstoned -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Then don't browse r/all. You do realize it shows EVERYTHING? Even the dumb shit that somehow gets highly voted.
[–]Sillymemeuser -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
Well, OP is kinda an asshole, but the post was certainly a joke, one you don't need to get so up-in-arms about. It probably would've been better to substitute America with the bible belt, because while you live in a place where you're not assaulted by Christians on a daily basis, many people here (including myself) do. You can't say that it doesn't happen by saying "it doesn't happen to me."
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I don't live in the bible belt but my mom does. I've spent enough time there to feel that way. And you're right, it was a joke. It's reddit...if you post a picture of your dog saying "I have the cutest dog in the world!" you don't get told you're an asshole for making a broad generalization about the ugliness of the rest of the world's dogs. When I posted this, it was with about the same light heartedness as one would have when posting such a thing about their dog. At the same time r/atheism has helped me through a lot of rough stuff...when I would be really down I would come here an seeing things I found funny (even if they weren't entirely accurate) cheered me up. I wasn't saying every other person in the us is an idiot...but I was just saying thats an exagerrated form of how I feel whenever I am forced to defend myself to people I know. It's not just that they're theists, but the way they argue it that makes me feel that way. I don't doubt there are smart theists in the world...I am just not acquainted with any so I feel that way at times.
[–]derptyherp 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Generalizing "America" was a pretty bad move imo. Like enough to be dick worthy. That said, I have to agree with you on that many are from the bible belt, myself included. r/atheism, while getting on my nerves to a point of wanting to repeatedly hit my head by some of the intolerance when presented seriously, has still been the only place I've ever really found support when living in a town like this and having had personal experiences that are pretty horrific relating to religion.
[–]kragmoor 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
the really sad part is how many upvotes this post has
[–]coffeeblues 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I'm always a bit confused that posts like these get a bunch of upvotes, then the comments are usually decrying how generalizing it is. definitely a bit of a divide in the community
[–]kragmoor 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
personally i chalk it up to half mined 12 year olds that think being here makes them smart and christian trolls trying to make the rest of reddit hate us even more, but the last part is mainly paranoia... i hope
[–]coffeeblues 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I know what you mean, but I try to not generalize it as 12 year olds =) there are enough millions of people visiting Reddit that I don't always expect the most well-thought out discussion (myself included)
Scumbag redditor, attacks me for generalizing Americans, generalizes all redditors who disagree with him as 12 year olds.
lifes a bitch that way isn't it
[–]Sillymemeuser 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Exactly. I usually tell the nay-sayers to search this board for "thank you /r/atheism" if they honestly think that we only spew hate and intollerance, and that we don't legitimitly help people.
I also tell them that if they want more actual discussions than memes, they should go to the new posts instead of the hot ones.
I know what the OP is saying man. Sometimes I want to pack up my stuff and just move to Europe where people are so much more accepting and tolerant of others. It's good to see a entire continent so progressive that they are even going so far as to pick up America's slack in the Separation of Church and State.
Can't wait for my ticket out of this hell hole full of fundies.
[–][deleted] -8 points-7 points-6 points 7 months ago
How do these idiots that hate on this guy get any upvotes at all? (Oh right: Front page = christians inc.)
If you believe in something as downright retarded as religion you can not be defined as an intelligent person- yes, you might be smart in a specific field or really good at doing a or b, but there is a clear and undeniable lack of intelligence that is soaked throughout your entire being. OP = 100% right, and he's not an asshole for pointing out the truth.
[–]TastyMeatPoop 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
We're "hating on him" because he's a smug asshole who thinks he's better than theists because they believe something he doesn't. That's as bad as the christians who automatically hate on atheists/say they're going to hell for not believing.
[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points-3 points 7 months ago
"believe"? What the fuck are you talking about? OP = right, theists = wrong- if I tell you 2+2=5 should you respect my beliefs? No, you make a joke to your friends about how I lack intelligence and laugh about it. That's what he's doing.
What is it with America and allowing those of lower-intelligence to stick to dumb fucking fairy-tale opinions and respecting them.
Christians that hate on Atheists is nothing like Atheists hating on Christians- Christians are wrong, Atheists are right- and if you think this sentence is weird I advice you to take a step back and think about it for a minute.
Reddit makes me never want to visit America.
[–]giefreaversbackplox 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Im only averagely intelligent but i must say you just seem as narrowminded as a stereotypical Christian 0.o.How can you declare Atheists right and Christians wrong without any physical evidence? Shall we just dismiss all theorectical physics? Bye bye gravity, oh no the Australians are falling off the planet again:(. It's like you believe that :O, so im some ways you are very similar to a Stereotypical Christian blindly believing in something. I advice you to take a step back and think about it for a minute, you make me feel like down voting every r/atheism post off the front page. >.> Sorry to the rest of the guys from r/atheism that this guy is under your banner :'(. Zombie Eric Blair would be pissed if he knew you took his 2+2=5 :@.
oh no the Australians are falling off the planet again:(, that made my morning
Don't forget all the poor sheep in NZ to :'(. I still hear their screams at night. They say "BAHHH why giefreaversbackplox why?" I can't do nothing but watch my furry companions fall into the sky! WHY CAN'T I SAVE THEM kragmor, WHY?!?!?
while I agree with you to an extent, please don't bring in something like gravity or "theoretical physics;" someone else just did the same thing with "quantum physics." it's just a bad example for several reasons, e.g. religious people might still hold science as valid (for the most part...), or the fact that even hypothetical science usually follows a much different methodology than faith or metaphysics. apples and oranges. it doesn't help your argument since to someone like HWWMD it might make you sound scientifically illiterate.
[–]giefreaversbackplox -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Your point is very vailid indeed sir but i must type with much rush as im currently working :D. And yes i found it most intresting about the link to the wiki page of Georges Lemaître. But the matter of the fact is that Gravity is a Model based on multipul theories can't that be said about creationism? Creationism being the model and different religions being the theories? Man creates theories, man creates god, do you see my simple stupid logic of thought >.<?
I do see your train of thought, but again that's a little scientifically illiterate, since the word "theory" holds an entirely different meaning in a scientific context; gravity as a model (in general relativity) has tons and tons of supporting evidence and the model explains many phenomena very well. I'm not a pro-scientist but it's not quite right to equate any and all models/theories as we often mean those words in layperson's terms.
[–]giefreaversbackplox 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Like i said i'm only averagely intelligent. I would say im Pro-science but i don't dismiss religious ideas, and yes my terminology sucks as does my grammar and spelling that being irrelivant and yes using the theory of gravity was indeed a poor choice for this i apologise :(.
no need to apologize mate, personally I'm not as interested in being right as I am becoming a clearer thinker and learning more; spelling/grammar take practice like anything else, I don't use it to judge someone's intelligence. I just like people having more stimulating conversation and that requires someone empowering you with more knowledge/debate
The earth is not 6000 years old, the earth is not flat, the earth is not the centre of the universe, god did not create man in 7 days, Noah's arc did not have 2 of every animal on board, snakes do not show any sign of having a past ability of speech nor sharing the same language as pre-earth humans, homosexuality is not a momentary choice, Dinosaurs were not alive the past 6000 years, prayer has shown no sign of real world effect,
What exactly am I blindly believing in? Before you say the dreaded words "Evolution is just a theory" for the love of god (intended) look up the definition of a theory in scientific context.
Also- I don't use the word 'believe', believing is a sign of weakness.
Also, who the fuck is Eric Blair? Does he know he took Orwell's 2+2=5?
wow it's almost like he's trying to be one of those famous anti-theist's that debate creationists and he completely sucks at it
I like how you speak solely in emotional jibberjabbger.
i know isn't it great
[–]giefreaversbackplox 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago*
George Orwell is Eric Blair's writter name, evolution is just a theory, also there is no centre of the universe because the universe expands from every point, also god didnt create man in 7 days he created the universe is 6 days and rested on the 7th hence the sabath (I'm not even a Christian and i know this.) What the hell is a "pre-earth human" are you insisting we existed before the creation of earth 0.o sup dude humans existed before da big bang or before creationism plus any other existance theory.To r/atheism, I don't think myself as an atheist but more of a seeker of a the truth, why do you let this contradicting person who believes believing is a sign of weakness LOL, who believes Evolution is absolute and creationism is nothing but a worthless theory talk on your behalf and ruin your already frowned upon group. Surely you should be creating a better understand and try to progress a world without corruption of religion but not without it. And as for you sir, you are some weird breed of Athiest who believes he/she is right and everyone else is wrong. lol your sort of a reversed Christian.
Mhh, didn't know the Eric Blair part- why refer to him like that though? I'll repeat: Before you say the dreaded words "Evolution is just a theory" for the love of god (intended) look up the definition of a theory in scientific context.
*man = earth, I stand corrected. (At age 16 I met the first person who identified himself as a Christian- their ideas are not that rooted in me, in the process of ranting it escapes me here and there)
Pre-earth, I was referring to this supernatural Eden where Adam and Eve existed before being cast out. Not sure what you're trying to say after this.
Believing is weakness. One either knows, doesn't know or thinks/is unsure of- each of this is backed by reason, not by feelings.
Name me one atheist, one- who says that he/she is not right and everyone else is not wrong? You'd have to get real vague with the definition of atheism to answer me that one.
[–]Anticonn 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Whatever value he gets out of church seems to be working well for him, and I'll be the last one to hate on him for it; I simply do not believe that it's fair to disregard someone's merit because of what they were raised to believe.
obvious troll is so painfully obvious i think you gave me cancer
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] -20 points-19 points-18 points 7 months ago
I enjoy reading posts from people who get all up in arms about jokes. Still, I'm going to hazard a guess and say that if you immediately judge me as an asshole with the intellectual capacity of a box of hair SIMPLY because you are an atheist living in a generally Christian-populated country that I made a joke about, then it is you with the illusory superiority complex.
[–]Anticonn 13 points14 points15 points 7 months ago
Please point out where I made an intellectual comparison of myself and anyone else. Passing a categorical judgement, placing oneself higher than anyone else, such as in this joke, is the literal definition of a superiority bias. And to editorialize a bit, it looks pretty sad.
Reading your comments throughout this thread reminds me of that Southpark episode wherein the hybrid owners get all smug and start sniffing their farts out of champagne glasses. If you really feel so satisfied and superior picking fights with your family and friends, then yes, you are absolutely an asshole.
[–]aloneinlove -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Is this your first time on r/atheism?
You obviously don't know how to interpret complex sentences. If you'll notice, I did write that it was NOT satisfying to have to deal with that kind of pressure. If I enjoyed it, I would me masochistic. You know, doesn't every atheist enjoy having their family reject them for who they are? Neither did I say that I started the arguments, you came up with that on your own (incorrectly). I think that if I want to make a generalization as a JOKE to post to a subreddit that I enjoy, I am allowed to do that without being called an asshole. If you want to make generalizations about my person from a couple of comments that you misconstrued and a joke that I made out of a Disney movie quote, then so be it. But I feel that makes you the true asshole in this situation. Good day, sir.
[–]Anticonn 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
You stated your feeling of superiority very clearly, I misunderstood nothing: "The superiority feeling isn't satisfying enough [sic]," I've actually had to infer very little about your position here.
And just for the record, this is the internet, you're not allowed to do anything without running the risk of being called an asshole, especially while behaving as such. If defending your position requires that you emphasize, and re-emphasize, that you're joking, it's probably a pretty assholeish thing to be doing.
I feel that this type of attitude is a significant reason that this subreddit, and perhaps atheists as a whole, struggle to gain acceptance. As I said before, nobody likes a self-important cunt, sniffing your own farts is counter-productive.
[–]googlespacebook 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I have agreed with your posts thus far. But I must say I see a near equal ratio per member of each group (theist &atheist) being "self important cunts". That being said, not even a majority of either that I see are that way.
Though a majority of both feel victimized by the other... I have my own feelings on that but that's for another time.
I agree, but the reason I posted at all in this thread is that r/atheism is a pretty well exposed forum, what's posted here represents "us" to a surprisingly large audience. Condescension is not going to help us gain any ground. It's only a stone's throw from standing on a street corner with a GOD HATES FAGS sign.
I like a good joke as much as the next Redditor, but when it's potentially damaging to our own credibility, I feel that we have a responsibility to speak up.
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
lol did ashleyrenae just go through and change every word with thesaurus.com? "this will make me look smart, ill show those assholes! Quite mom im being a badass, you ignorant bitch!"
Pixar*
[–]Stealyphil1905 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Do you wear that space suit so you can smell your own farts better?
[–]mellow_yellow85 24 points25 points26 points 7 months ago
Atheists are no smarter then anyone else. Because i'm pretty stupid most of the time. Thinking you're smarter then everyone else just because you have a different opinion on something doesn't mean shit.
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] -18 points-17 points-16 points 7 months ago
It's not the opinion that counts. It's the ability to make sound judgments and use logic to discern understandings that I was referring to.
[–]CollectivePitch 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Being atheist is not synonymous with intellectual.
[–]mellow_yellow85 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
I've known plenty of religious types that can use sound judgement and logic. Don't let the religious lunatics alienate that rest.
[–]DazzlerPlus -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
But here is the thing - they definitely did NOT in this case. So the point still stands.
[–]mellow_yellow85 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Not really. The OP has condensed anyone of religious pursuits into a single national group, in this case. By doing that and lumping everyone together, OP has therefore reduced them all to nothing in a sense. That's the same thing that the religious zealots do with Atheists and other non-believers, they assume based on the actions and mental capacity by a few that the entire group is like that. Ignorance all around.
It's not the opinion that counts. It's the ability to think you're better than others because of a belief and have hundreds of people apparently agree with you thus affirming my belief that i'm a right and you're a dumbass that's mean to others FTFY
[–]DESX 16 points17 points18 points 7 months ago*
I have noticed that atheists that tend to think this about themselves are usually the worst at supporting their position. Whether it be pro-atheist/anti-theist.
I still laugh at the crappy level 1 atheists who still think Religion is the main cause of violence/wars etc. A few links regarding democide, historically, gets 99% of them to shut up.
P.S. I'm not pro-theist and anti-atheist. I'm retard averse.
[–]pagoldeneyes 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I agree with you completely. From my experience, the most widely used development-path for those seeking religious enlightenment is comprised of four stages : 1. Very Religious (usually raised that way. 2. gnostic atheist (rebellion phase you know?). 3. Agnosticism (after actually reading up on the subjects and realizing how complex they are). 4. either religious or agnostic-atheist (an educated decision based on one's personal beliefs and which arguments one finds most convincing).
I think most people you find on r/atheism now a days are still in stage 2. That is why there is more dumb meme's and rage comics and there is intelligent discussion.
Also, I realized I just made a huge generalization about atheism and religious development in general, but this is what I believe to be the norm. I by no means am stating that everyone follows what I have just described
[–]ChimpsRFullOfScience 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Yes, you're right, my absolute rejection of the possibility of an anthropic creator of the universe is likely to fade over time, based as it is on an understanding of the importance of falsifiability in scientific theories and an understanding of the innate human need to perceive agency in all things.
[–]MyriPlanet -5 points-4 points-3 points 7 months ago
I'm retard averse.
Which is why we're anti-theist.
[–]CollectivePitch 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Wrong subreddit, /r/antitheism is that way.
[–]cymick 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
You realize buzz was the delusional one at this point in the movie right? In this picture he's talking to a sticker....
[–]dopeydoe 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
First thing i thought of.... AND he actual believed he was the real buzz... Oh the irony!
Disclaimer - I am not a religious man looking to pay out OP, I just have a little son so I often look too deep into kids cartoons....
[–]dave1233 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
Get over yourself sunshine.
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
What a moronic, insulting post.
[–]manhands30 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
This is about as stupid as posting a Star Wars reference and screaming "Look at me! Look! Get it guys? STAR WARS!" This post is so lazy and uninspired that Tim Allen shot himself for his indirect association with it. It's so not-funny that Jeff Dunham is embarassed for you. It's so condescending that Bono saw it and thought "Oof, that's a little much."
tl,dr; this post frustrates me.
[–][deleted] 25 points26 points27 points 7 months ago
It's people like OP that give atheists a bad name.
[–]Sillymemeuser 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
If some theists can't tell that it's "asshole who's also an atheist," not "asshole because he's an atheist," they're the one with the problem. I don't base my views on Christians soley on WBC; why should they base their views on atheists soley on the angry ones?
agreed, I see a huge double-standard on reddit
[–]kleinerDAX 11 points12 points13 points 7 months ago
Keep on truckin and making us look like assholes. +1 for you sir.
[–]sobraveguy 30 points31 points32 points 7 months ago
Typical r/atheism poster... There isn't a single theist in america more intelligent than you? SO BRAVE
[–]MyriPlanet -11 points-10 points-9 points 7 months ago
Is it possible to be smart and to believe in talking snakes? More at 11.
[–]Didji 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
Yes.
[–]MyriPlanet -7 points-6 points-5 points 7 months ago
Theist concern troll comments spotted. Prepare for circlejerk in 10....
[–]dongimin2 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago*
SO BRAVE
EDIT: DOWNVOTES? REAALLLLY? REEEEAAAALLLLY?
oh god not you people again, mods!
[–]MyriPlanet -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap
WHY WE CANT ALL JUST GET ALONG! SURGERY VS HOMEOPATHY TEACH THE CONTROVERSY!
IM AN ATHEIST, BUT, SOMETHING SOMETHING AGE ATTACK SOMETHING SOMETHING UNSUBSCRIBED BUT STILL HERE BITCHING
[–]LightSwarm -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Jokes are hard to understand, huh.
[–]dahbombhuntress101 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
I'm really easy going on the topic of religion. I'm Christian; my boyfriend is athiest. I don't see why we can't all just agree to disagree.
[–]DazzlerPlus 8 points9 points10 points 7 months ago
That is all well and good, but the fact remains that there still IS a right answer.
[–]vanderbugger -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
won't you please illuminate?
[–]DESX -9 points-8 points-7 points 7 months ago
No there isn't, its just a bunch of opinionated shit with both sides showing nothing to actually solidify their position.
P.S. Please make some "If people believed in unicorns would that make them real", argument so I can try to explain to you why that's retarded and a logical fallacy.
[–]DazzlerPlus 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
There isn't a right answer to whether something exists or not? Oho please do explain to me exactly how this is different.
[–]DESX -6 points-5 points-4 points 7 months ago
No there is no right answer. Atheists at the very core of their argument are trying to disprove god. A being which is supposed to be omnipotent and is agreed upon (even by theists) that he currently has no physical representation.
Theists try to argue his existence with subjective statements and atheists try to disprove his existence in the same way. Both are arguing about trying to disprove or prove the inarguable.
This is what I have said forever and will continue to say, arguing for or against the existence of God is an exercise is futility.
How the fuck can there be a right answer when arguing about an invisible being with no physical presence?
You may as well try to argue that there is a right answer (and you know it) for 99% of the shit in Quantum Physics.
The fact that even the Socratic method is useless for arguing such a thing shows why this argument is stupid at its base. Both sides will get nowhere.
[–]Roastbeast74122 3 points4 points5 points 7 months ago
there is definitely a right answer. It is either the fact that there is an invisible man in the sky or there isn"t. being able to prove either of those points is near impossible. there is a difference between the actuality and knowing or proving the actuality.
[–]DazzlerPlus 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Hum. I expected something better.
we can actually detect particles etc. though, so that's not a good analogy.
not many people here actually think with 100% certainty there is no god, most people say the current evidence points to there most likely being no god. it is a subtle difference.
there's definitely this double standard in regards to atheists; when someone like the OP makes a very generalizing post about all theists and people fire back with "not all theists are like that" it seems there's an equal number of people who then turn around and say "oh but all atheists are assholes" or "all atheists are just fundamentalists."
then there are the "both sides are equally xyz" people who seem to think somehow being in the middle or pointing out flaws on all sides makes them the most reasonable, and that gets on my nerves the most. to me, that demonstrates a huge lack of will to engage in more finessed thinking.
[–]JoshuaZ1 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Here's the thing: all statements have some degree of doubt about them. There's some tiny chance that 9/11 was a conspiracy made by time traveling superintelligent Wolbachia working together with the Servants of Cthulhu and the Men in Black. This just isn't very likely.
Heck, it is even remotely possible that 2+2 doesn't equal 4. It could be that every time we've added it together we've made an arithmetic mistake and we've also programmed all our calculations incorrectly. Let's try, 2+2=... nope, still came out as 4. But I can't absolutely be certain of this, and we've all made simple arithmetic mistakes.
The atheist then doesn't need to argued that God definitely doesn't exist. They just need to argue that it is extremely unlikely that God exists. At a sufficiently low chance, they are an atheist rather than an agnostic. Similarly, if one is sufficiently confident in God's existence then one is a theist even if one isn't absolute sure. In that context, not only is there a right answer (because there really is either a God or there isn't) but we can have meaningful discussion about issues that support or do not support God's existence. I'm pretty sure for example, that if all the children under five years or so of age and most of the evangelical Christians disappeared in an instant, most of the atheists here would be strongly considering the possibility that the Rapture had just occurred. Evidence exists and can be mustered both for and against the existence of a God.
Furthermore, some conceptions of deities specifically encourage looking at the actual evidence. Look at for example, the story of Elijah in the Bible where he confronts the worshipers of Baal. Both pray to their deity and only one deity intercedes. It seems then that the Abrahamic deity doesn't mind too much direct tests of its existence and power.
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Most of quantum mechanics is well understood. We can make extremely reliable predictions about all sorts of quantum mechanical effects. What exactly do you mean here?
[–]DESX 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
The atheist then doesn't need to argued that God definitely doesn't exist. They just need to argue that it is extremely unlikely that God exists.
Oh trust me I understand this type of reasoning. The thing is that what you describe up top:
This isn't actually the same as trying to prove or disprove the existence of god. Why?
Well because there is at the very LEAST a speck of corroborating evidence. Mainly the fact that scholars have generally agreed that Jesus WAS a true person (whether he had the powers in the bible though is obviously still up in the air) as is shown by various other texts, holy or otherwise. This is some fairly important evidence considering how the story of the Bible goes and Gods role in Jesus' birth.
Obviously this won't satisfy atheists for many reasons. I have heard many atheists arguing over the findings of scholars and how they can't reliably make that assumption (which is ironic) and the lack of first hand accounts etc....
Can you give me a few examples of these extremely reliable predictions? I'm curious as to which ones you pick. I also want to see what you consider "reliable".
Hell scientists aren't even sure yet if quantum mechanics and general relativity can be formed into a consistent theory. IE: Something like Quantum field theory.
There are a lot of problems with this line of reasoning. First, about as much stuff as I mentioned exists. 9/11 happened and Wolbachia exists.
Moreover, if one wants to play that sort of game, Muhammad is pretty clearly a historical figure, as is Buddha. Historicity of a character is not helpful. I can give lots of examples of historical figures where near contemporary accounts claim divine intervention in their lives.
But all of this is besides the point being made: One can have claims have extremely low probability even when the probability isn't zero.
I'm also a bit confused by your you can make an argument based on Biblical evidence where a few posts above you were arguing that evidence wasn't meaningful for the existence of God and saying things like:
Theists try to argue his existence with subjective statements and atheists try to disprove his existence in the same way.
You can't consistently claim that evidence doesn't matter and at the same time spend it giving what you claim is evidence.
And whether Jesus has the powers claimed isn't up in the air any more than any weak account of some miracle worker. Do you take the claims of Count St. Germain seriously? What about those of Joseph Smith? Etc.
Sure. Almost every single piece of modern technology works off of transistors which work off of a very predictable and reliable methods of quantum mechanics. Ever use a laser pointer? Lasers work because of the wave particle-duality given by quantum mechanics in an extremely precise fashion. Nuclear weapons? Quantum mechanics impacts how things fission. Pretty much almost all of this really comes down to Schrodinger's equation. Given a quantum state, the equation tells you exactly how the system will evolve through time. In the simplest examples, one can do something like a double-slit experiment and predict from first principles exactly when things will behave like a particle, when it will behave like a wave and when it will do some weird mix. This sort of thing is done in a lot of college intro to QM classes.
[–]DESX -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago*
Your grasping at straws. The differences between what we are discussing is that there is several eye-witness acounts, flight-recordings, records, etc... etc.. of 9/11. Thus with all the accrued data it is safe to say that any 9/11 conspiracy theory is a false and without merit.
You are essentially making a straw man argument which is logical fallacy and thus useless.
Sadly we have none of these for tools or items available to us regarding biblical times. Well nothing besides book scriptures which has obviously not proven to be the best at proving/disproving this.
I'm sorry where exactly did I say evidence didn't matter? In the part where you quoted me I said subjective statements. Not subjective "evidence" or anything of the sort.
Evidence very much matters. In fact it matters so much that its the reason why I take the stance I do. Which is that arguing the existence of God, or lack of, is futile and useless as there is no solid evidence to say one way or the other.
-----NOTICE how I did NOT say evidence does NOT matter.
Fair enough.
Now here are a couple of examples of my view regarding my previous statement:
Hell scientists aren't even sure yet if quantum mechanics and general relativity can be formed into a consistent theory.
-Black hole information, Radiation - Is hawking right or is there information ala gauge-gravity duality
-More then 4 dimensions?
-Is the theory of cosmic inflation correct?
-Are multiverses correct and is there any reason to expect other universes that are not observable?
These are just SOME of the MANY things not fully understood by quantum mechanics and physics in general and that have no definitive answer yet.
So I will stick to my 99% statement.
The differences between what we are discussing is that there is several eye-witness acounts, flight-recordings, records, etc... etc.. of 9/11. Thus with all the accrued data it is safe to say that any 9/11 conspiracy theory is a false and without merit.
Most conspiracy theories say those were faked. And if there's superintelligent time travelers involved, they shouldn't have too much trouble.
But that's a side issue. I may not be communicating well, so I'll try a different way of putting this: The set of potential hypotheses is massive. The vast majority of them will necessarily be wrong. And humans frequently come up with craptastic hypotheses that we take seriously due to our cognitive biases (our overactive agency seeking and confirmation bias are the two biggest). Given all that, the mere proposal of a hypothesis with some tiny amount of evidence is not a good reason to take it that seriously.
My apologies for misinterpreting what you meant. I'm still uncertain, what do you mean by subjective evidence?
Yeah, see this is where things (might) go wrong. The atheist at this point makes a cliched comparison to the same idea about fairies or unicorns. At least time traveling Wolbachia is a bit different. (Ok, that's a bit obnoxious and almost hipsterish on my part, but Wolbachia is my favorite parasite.)
Now, moving along, many of your statements are not questions about quantum mechanics but just general physics. For example, the number of spatial dimensions is not a question of quantum mechanics. A universe with some very tightly rolled up extra spatial dimensions from a quantum mechanical perspective looks nearly identical. That's not a QM issue.
Of course there are all sorts of things we don't understand, and there may well be things we will never understand. But that's not the same claim as saying that we don't understand "99% of the shit in Quantum Physics." Quantum mechanics gives really good predictions about the universe around us. If we didn't understand 99% of it, we wouldn't be able to use it for all the fun stuff we do.
[–]JoshuaZ1 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago*
Well, what does it mean for something to be supernatural? Most claims of the supernatural are essentially testable claims. If for example ghosts or leprechauns were real we could test their existence. If there are people who could shout mangled Latin while waving wooden sticks, scientists could go and examine it (and yes, I am thinking here of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality). The apparently supernatural nature of something is not a reason that we can't examine it and establish what is or is not more likely.
And there is furthermore the question of whether we as humans are limited in our ability to observe the universe 'as it really is', i.e. if we're always studying it relative to ourselves.
Sure. But this fits into the general issue of how we can't ever be certain about things. That doesn't mean we can't be confident even as we are uncertain.
[–]MyriPlanet 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
no physical presence
Hey, you answered it too. No God. Got it.
Oh yeah sorry. I forgot when you can't detect something right away, physically, it means that it doesn't exist. Guess Higgs for sure DO NOT exist and atoms back in medieval times didn't exist either. They only started/will start to exist when we detect them. Got it.
Atoms were theorized over two thousand years ago.
There is no evidence to suggest God, no reason to assume it's real.
Deal with it. The odds that the deity you made up without evidence is real are negligible beyond reason.
Atoms were theorized thousands of years ago by philosophers with no scientific reasoning behind it. They simply got lucky by being correct. Atoms weren't widely accepted till essentially the 20th century.
True there is no DIRECT evidence that God exists. Only corroborating "evidence". IE: the various references to Jesus in other texts besides the bible. Hell even scholars generally accept that Jesus as a man WAS real but whether he had the powers he supposedly had is up in the air.
This definitively seems like SOME evidence in the contrary to your stated:
There is no evidence to suggest God
Obviously atheists will say this evidence is weak or presents no real evidence, but like always theists and atheists will disagree.
Deal with it.
[–]ZiggyZombie 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
There are plenty of Atheists and Agnostics in America depending on where you live, and many theists that respect others beliefs and don't believe in the hateful ignorant things that get bred in religion, and live by science but also believe in their religion. However, none of these people sit on corners and scream about how your going to hell, or try to convert you. So you don't notice them as much as you notice those who are totally batshit insane.
Run on sentence for the win?
[–]PCLOAD_LETTER 9 points10 points11 points 7 months ago
Funny but Buzz is delusional in this scene.
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 7 months ago
jesus says you will not go to heaven
[–]PokerFace247 5 points6 points7 points 7 months ago
I do not care what you believe its your opinion, but that is so horribly offensive! Respect of fellow man is needed.
[–]JtheHomicidalManiac 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Tolerance. Tolerance for everybody! Respect is earned.
Meanwhile in the bible
[–]Spacehusky 7 points8 points9 points 7 months ago
NAH ALL CHRISTIANS ARE FUCKING RETARDS, AMIRITE GUYS!?
It's not necessarily about whether or not you're trying to force someone, it's about the fact that religions are vocally and demonstrably wrong.
It's like when you get annoyed by that person who spreads internet rumors as if they were facts, except they do it systematically and base their lives on it. And vote based on it.
The 'quiet' ones to me aren't much better. They're like the tea party voters who didn't care enough to demonstrate; they still lend power to the tea party via votes, association, and economic contributions.
[–]ashleyrenae592[S] -13 points-12 points-11 points 7 months ago
Well, I could have said "How I feel as an atheist who just came out as an atheist to her southern parents whose family is constantly nagging and crying over how she is going to burn in hell for eternity for using her brain" but I opted for a generalization because it usually makes titles a little easier for people to understand. As with any joke, there are many who slip through it as exceptions...but it is a joke that relates to my present situation.
[–]DazzlerPlus -9 points-8 points-7 points 7 months ago
You didn't learn it very well, apparently
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[–]mysteron2112 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I met pretty dumb atheists before. I admit i had my dumb blonde moments before but that's so i can free drinks at the bar.
This is usually how I feel in real life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R9c_tK8yNA&feature=related
[–]soyrex 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I was hoping for a caption that read:
"Enlightened"
[–]FrostyMusician 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Atheist people aren't necessarily Intelligent, and religious people aren't necessarily stupid. My goodness.
[–]ForgettableUsername 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
You're talking into a sticker. That isn't a radio.
Never trust a radio that comes in the same package as a pony, banana, and gold star.
[–]zoah1984 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Bigotry is not a sign of intelligence either.
[–]Robo-Erotica 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
I WISH I, AS A 13-YEAR OLD ATHEIST WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING, WERE ALLOWED TO FIX THIS COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS. LEGALIZE DRUGS RON PAUL 2012
[–]strobexp 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
You're cool.
[–]the_harbing3r 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
This is the kind of thing that gets ~576 upvotes on /r/atheism, and atheists expect the rest of us to take them seriously?
Can we please just all be an agreement that the whole "2Deep4U Edgy Angsty Atheist"-fad had a good run in 2011 and now just needs to die already?
[–]jzx 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
Bible-belter here.. Small-town bible-belter at that.. Is it just coincidence that the ignorant people around here just happen to be christian too? Practically everyone around here is Christian.. Practically everyone around here is an idiot. (Life experiences have shown me this in one way or another) My path (haha) to Atheism has been one driven by my logic. I love Science and learning about life around me.. Given then information I know about my surroundings, it leads me to believe Christianity and other religions for that matter are wrong and do not coincide with what I know. Does my brain work differently than the majority of my fellow statesmen? I have noticed the majority of people do not wish to know why. They question nothing.. I wonder about everything, is that why? AHH DAMN YOU QUESTIONS I CAN'T ANSWER YET.
I agree! I hate that the Christians I know act so smug about knowing the answers to life sometimes. I mean I disagree with their answers, but they are just so rude about it! I put down solid arguments and they just respond by twisting my words and then adding smiley faces. So irritating.
implying that you do not come off as smug
[–]bsd300d 2 points3 points4 points 7 months ago
Yes. You're sooooo special and intelligent. Please go die in a fire.
[–]NateVarmac 4 points5 points6 points 7 months ago
How I feel as a high schooler in America
[–]yahman420 1 point2 points3 points 7 months ago
hmm...I'm sensing that someone thinks they're better than believers. For fucks sakes why is it that the majority of all atheism posts are so judgmental and arrogant? Can't we all just get along (sarcasm)?
[–]northbayray 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
A city (or country) is what you make it and no matter where you go, there ya fuckin' are!
[–]SuperMse 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
So, you don't believe in Andy, then?
[–]ilovemorganfreeman95 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Yeah, I live in Lexington. Fucking everyone here is an atheist. You'd love it, because everyone is ALSO a superior asshole.
[–]Evrix 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
As an american who, granted, yes lives up north, people are instantly ridiculed and get the front end of the atheism snob mobile for saying they believe in god.
I know what your saying man. Sometimes I want to pack up my stuff and just move to Europe where people are so much more accepting and tolerant of others. It's good to see a entire continent so progressive that they are even going so far as to pick up America's slack in the Separation of Church and State.
hey man the article for your state link doesn't have anything written on it
[–]Josephalan1 -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Hey brochacho. For the most part, I agree. But we are out there. I myself have many atheist friends, even living in a pretty red part of my state.
[–]jimmytheone45 -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
Like, South America or North America? Or do you live in both? Or are you referring to the USA and drowning me in irony?
[–]heartpuppiez 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
I am so feeling this right now. I just read a facebook post from some idiot acquantaince saying that modern television is "satan's agenda" and we need not be sucked in. I just can't deal with it.
[–]ProfessorMcLurk 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
r/atheism, where megalomaniacs can be free to feel a false sense of superiority.
[–]mjhdroid 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
its sounds like to me people fear being called unintellectual in this forum.
and this is why people all think we're assholes, thanks man
[–]zeroempathy 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Hey everybody, let's over analyze this!
[–]que_pedo_wey 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
ITT: butthurt Americans.
[–]stonepickaxe 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
Relevant.
[–]simohayha -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
OP is a faggot
[–]sugar_free_rockstar -4 points-3 points-2 points 7 months ago
That's how I feel anywhere, although especially so on reddit.
[–]lelandachana -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
It's shit like this, r/atheism
[–]sperrin613 -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
This is why we can't have nice things
[–]hay_guize_im_atheist -1 points0 points1 point 7 months ago
omg Buzz Lightyear was totally an atheist AMIRITE? because he was an astronaut.
[–]BrandoTheBass -3 points-2 points-1 points 7 months ago
upvote from an athiest Canadian haha!
[–]Payrus 0 points1 point2 points 7 months ago
haha downvoted
[–][deleted] -7 points-6 points-5 points 7 months ago
You don't have to be an Atheist to realise this.
you don't have to be an atheist to agree that it's wrong that christians i know are allowed to be smug so i am going to be really fucking smug and complain when you downvote me edit-inb4 insults regarding my sexual preferences
[–]venkmanman -2 points-1 points0 points 7 months ago
That's how I feel as a believer on r/atheism.
all it takes is a username and password
create account
is it really that easy? only one way to find out...
already have an account and just want to login?
login
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