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How I feel when I, as a Christian, get an "upvote" on a comment in /r/atheism (i.imgur.com)

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[–]videogameexpert 238 points239 points ago

What are you doing in /r/atheism? I'm an atheist and I hate that place.

[–]Suddenly_Something 82 points83 points ago

Thank.... Science.... I'm not the only one.

[–]TheExtremistModerate 70 points71 points ago

Have you missed the humongous anti-/r/atheism circlejerk? You've been here for 3 months, and you haven't noticed it?

[–]TheRedMambo 17 points18 points ago

There is a reason for this, I think. Mainly that there needs to be some moderation, someone to tell them that there is a difference between having strong convictions and rubbing them in other peoples faces.

It's probably the reason OP posts there, that's the reason I post there. We are there to moderate when other people are too scared to do so. Telling the differences between having beliefs and pushing them on other people.

Also, I'm sure I can make a Dark Knight joke right here, but I'm having problems being clever right now.

[–]Shadow250000 19 points20 points ago

Someone's probably mentioned this, but r/atheism is like a rec room. It's a place for atheists to vent their frustrations, and shouldn't be regarded as how atheists in real life are.

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[–]TheExtremistModerate 9 points10 points ago

The vocal minority is not necessarily what the majority are like.

[–]anonoman925 1 point2 points ago

vocal anonymous minority

[–]Spacehusky -1 points0 points ago

It's funny because this is the opposite of their attitude towards the religious.

[–]TheExtremistModerate 1 point2 points ago

Again, you're using the vocal minority's opinion to judge the majority.

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[–]kwassa1 6 points7 points ago

"Holocaust deniers"

[–]HappyEverNow 1 point2 points ago

Upvote because I was going to say the same thing...not for Holocaust denial...

[–]wagnerjr -1 points0 points ago

I'm from /r/atheism and I love your comparison of religion to the Holocaust. You'd fit right in.

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[–]Jeeraph 1 point2 points ago

How do you know that? You probably met 1 atheist who was a loudmouth dick, and now you assume athiests are loudmouth dicks. Fuckin' ignore them and stop being a baby.

[–]blahblahblahxyz123 1 point2 points ago

/r/atheism is cluttered with "omg this guy on facebook posted something religious, now I need to shove his face in science!" Atheists by r/atheism's standards should all be ignorant, arrogant pricks who are not tolerant of non-atheists.

[–]Shadow250000 0 points1 point ago

Except those posts have titles like "found this gem on facebook" and there's no science face shoving. There might be science involved, someone refuting that person't claim, but it's not disrespectful. I don't recall seeing any posts where someone was disrespectful or science face shoving in a fb thread, and when someone is disrespectful, they are told they should not have been. Likewise, when someone presents well made arguments and are respectful, they are applauded.

[–]TheRedMambo -5 points-4 points ago

This is not reasoning, it is an excuse.

If they were actually venting frustrations, their posts would be more like "I wish more people around me so they could see how I feel" or "This individual was frustrating me, I need to talk about what just happened." Instead of what we see every day. People are generally rather accepting of peoples beliefs, regardless of what they are. So one person told you your beliefs are wrong, so your solution is to gripe with people on the internet? That isn't how things are dealt with in an adult way, it's childish. Talk to your friends, relatives, people who are understanding of what you believe. Each individual knows someone like that, it doesn't matter where you're from or who you are.

[–]Shadow250000 8 points9 points ago

Yes, except that for some individuals, the amount of shit they have to put up with on a daily basis (say if they were living in a particularly christian area of the bible belt) makes them rage enough that some angry posts that are made on r/atheism are made, instead of the examples you gave.
I don't believe r/atheism has ever explicitly said "we act this way in real life too", people have just assumed that, hence the anti-r/atheism at all.

[–]TheRedMambo 0 points1 point ago

So someone insults your beliefs and your solution is to go on the internet and insult theirs? (Not you in particular)

Yes, r/atheism never said they act like this in real life. But even if they don't act like this in real life, it doesn't give them a right to crap on other peoples beliefs, but discuss theirs, such as what you see in r/Christianity.

That's how to reaffirm your beliefs, not by throwing slander at the beliefs of others.

[–]riplox 5 points6 points ago*

It's not like discussing comic books, dude. A lot of atheists actually fear for their health if they were to say something in public that criticized religion. If they want to vent in a way that offends people of that particular religion, so fucking what? Saying you're offended or insulted is nothing more than a whine and it really just an immature response to the matter. Also, it's their right to be able to say those things if they want to. Hell, think of it like this. Say you're someone who doesn't like scat porn, but goes to a message board that centers around it. Wouldn't it be ridiculous then that you would complain about their fetish in their board and on their parent board? Of course it would. You knowingly go to a board centered around something that is offensive to you, and then you go and complain about it? Really?

Besides, other than clarifying things as to what atheism is and whatnot, there's not much to discuss about it. It's all about discussing other religions via the effects they have on the world and how ridiculous they are as seen from an outside view. Also, it's frequently a support group for atheists have trouble with friends and family, school, and unfortunate random happenings.

[–]TheRedMambo -3 points-2 points ago

It's not like discussing scat porn, dude.

But I believe that helps prove my point. There is not much to discuss about it. Its a lack of beliefs, but the solution of a lack of discussion topics is to insult other peoples beliefs? That's not justice. If you are frustrated, there is other ways to vent, and there is always people to talk about what you believe. But being an atheist isn't about hating on the beliefs of others, but the lack of the belief of a higher power. There is plenty of support groups for atheists on here, all to the right, all of which don't get frequented half as much as the actual subreddit. But I would like you to go to the front page and tell me how many of those posts look like a cry for help.

[–]Shadow250000 12 points13 points ago

it doesn't give them a right to crap on other peoples beliefs, but discuss theirs

Quick note, atheism is a lack of belief so this doesn't exactly apply here.

Now then. Are you saying atheists aren't allowed to get together and vent towards each other? I said r/atheism is a rec room, which it is. It's not atheists going to a church and yelling at christians that christianity is a lie, it's them sitting on a couch, putting their feet up on the table, and shooting the breeze with other atheists.

So someone insults your beliefs and your solution is to go on the internet and insult theirs? (Not you in particular)

Except that when an atheist on r/atheism gets angry because of the shit in their life, they don't go to r/christianity and rage there, because obviously that would serve no purpose. Instead, they go to r/atheism, vent their frustrations, and are greeted by other atheists saying "I know that feel bro" and that's the end of that.

I frequently go on r/atheism, and 90% of what I see are jokes. Not insults, jokes. Not people saying "christianity sucks! Let's all talk about how much it sucks!", but people making jokes about christianity (not towards christianity mind you) or laughing at something a christian said. I don't see a problem with this. If you say something that I find funny, and I share with a group of people who I think will also find it funny, what's the harm in that?

Finally, when a christian goes on r/atheism, they aren't yelled at, insulted, pushed out, etc, and those on the subreddit who do that are quickly told to stop. Instead they are welcomed. If they have questions, those questions are answered.
So in conclusion to this wall of text, r/atheism isn't a command center for launching assaults on r/christianity, it's just a rec room.

[–]MrWinks 1 point2 points ago

upvoting your wall makes me feel like jon snow.

[–]l3un1t -2 points-1 points ago

> Quick note, atheism is a lack of belief so this doesn't exactly apply here.

I would argue otherwise. You have to believe that there isn't a god in order to be an atheist.

We can rephrase theism from "the belief in the existence of at least one deity" to "A lack of belief in the non-existence of one or more deity". Does that make theism a lack of belief? From this example, we can see that an ideology being a belief or the lack thereof all depends on how we phrase its definition.

By this logic, it is my understanding that atheism is, in fact, a belief and a lack of belief: the belief that there is no god, and the lack of belief in a god. To say that it is exclusively a lack of belief is simply wrong.

Although, it would be nice to know if my example is a load of crap. I personally think it holds up well, but supporting or refuting it would be really welcome (i.e. RESPOND).

[–]NightOwl58 5 points6 points ago

The simple fact that no one is forcing you to go to r/atheism completely destroys your point. A lot of atheists are forced to deal with ignorant Christians every day, and since calling out a Christian is pretty much social suicide more often than not, the internet is the only outlet they have. My only problem with it is the over-abundance of facebook screen captures. While sometimes amusing to read, they're completely pointless. I just wish people would understand that calling r/atheism a circle-jerk for posting about lack of supernatural beliefs is like bashing r/worldnews for posting... news.

[–]TheRedMambo -3 points-2 points ago

Tell me how atheists have to "deal" with ignorant Christians. Please, explain how that works. By "dealing" with them, do you mean interact with them? If so, the hell are you talking about?

I interact with all types of people in the day to day. I drive by both the billboards that say "religion is a lie" as well as "do you want to get to heaven?" and you know how insulted I feel by those billboards? None. Nothing. It's not because i have a lack of conviction, it's because I know people believe other things than I do. Its not oppression, its not slander, its just people.

[–]sr20inans2000 0 points1 point ago

How do you reaffirm a lack of a belief?

[–]stamatt45 6 points7 points ago

Not sure how atheists bashing religion in a subreddit for atheists is rubbing it in someones face...

I suppose you have an issue with people posting memes in /r/adviceanimals too

[–]Willmcdougal 1 point2 points ago

It's the Facebook screen caps and made up stories that bother me. I'm an atheist and I don't constantly rip people for benign Jesus comments every time. Facebook has an unfriend option.

[–]TheRedMambo -4 points-3 points ago

Hey, if it all was intelligent conversation on the fallacies of religion, hell, I'd be all for. But its not. It's just a bunch of teenagers shouting at their facebook friends on how they're more intelligent than them for not believing in a higher power. There is no intelligence in that. Than its just stupid people telling other people how they're stupid.

[–]MrWinks 6 points7 points ago

That's pretty simple overgeneralizing. I've seen many many intelligently crafted arguments and rebuttals than I have 'stupid people telling other people how they're stupid'. I enjoy philosophy, and it's very easy to see careful thought in these posts.

On the front page right now; http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/t8ief/god_on_trial/

It's posts like these that argue, 'out loud', their frustrations with being subjugated for not believing or following popular American beliefs.

Overgeneralizing and speaking in 'all's and 'none's won't do anything but hurt your point if you can't play devil's advocate with your own views on a topic. Not to mention it has potential for seeming closed to discussion and thought.

[–]GringoAngMoFarangBo 3 points4 points ago

Hey, if it all was intelligent conversation on the fallacies of religion, hell, I'd be all for.

Mmm, your shit smells sweet. Bring that ass over here.

[–]TheRedMambo -5 points-4 points ago

ಠ_ಠ

[–]blahblahblahxyz123 -3 points-2 points ago

The majority of people in that subreddit are complete intolerant asswipes who have to shove their beliefs in other people's faces and then post screenshots for karma. So yeah, if you don't have anything against complete intolerant asswipes, you'd have a point there.

[–]stamatt45 0 points1 point ago

The problem is you can say that about most groups of people. It's human nature

[–]Psirocking -1 points0 points ago

straw man arguments too, dont forget those

[–]Jeeraph 0 points1 point ago

Are you serious? This has to be sarcasm. I'm not gonna insult you because this seriously has to be sarcasm and I don't want to jump to that conclusion.

[–]Aeronniell -2 points-1 points ago

Amen to that.

[–]AddictiveSoup 24 points25 points ago

So brave.

[–]Smills29 1 point2 points ago

In these comments, people circlejerking about how much of a circlejerk /r/atheism is.

[–]FunnyMan3595 13 points14 points ago

Yeah, I have the same reaction as OP when I, as an athiest, find a post in /r/athiesm that doesn't make me cringe.

[–]kitchlol 1 point2 points ago

I GUY IN MY SCHOOL SAID "BLESS YOU" WHEN I SNEEZED.

I HAVE SET UP AN INTERNET CAMPAIGN TO KEEP RELIGIOUS PEOPLE AWAY FROM SCHOOLS.

[–]jackrabt 3 points4 points ago

Actually, you stumbled onto a little something here. Your misspelling, "athiest" instead of "atheist," might help you out. The subreddit /r/athiesm, though misspelled, actually usually has some more mature and informative discussion than /r/atheism, which seems to be mostly about memes and anger.

[–]FunnyMan3595 10 points11 points ago

I must need to join /r/dyslexics_untie.

[–]newtype2099 1 point2 points ago

I didnt know that existed. :o

[–]jackrabt 0 points1 point ago

It's pretty cool though, right?

[–]macaronisalad -2 points-1 points ago

He's the athiest atheist of them all.

[–]Frankstg 8 points9 points ago*

I unsubscribed from this subreddit because I was tired of only seeing teenagers insulting their chrisitan friends on facebook.

[–]shaun252 3 points4 points ago

thats a really interesting story mark

[–]zfusfeld 3 points4 points ago

me too bro. I just recently unsubscribed.

[–]SleepyAstronaut 23 points24 points ago

I made an account so I could unsubscribe.

[–]solidoxygen 4 points5 points ago

same here. I always get reminded to log in when I see yet another Facebook post bashing a Christian friend. Do those people friend people just so they can make fun of them or something?

[–]andrew35133 -1 points0 points ago

I love how all the atheist are downvoting yall

[–]SleepyAstronaut -1 points0 points ago

Maybe they should start downvoting the threads that put them in an unpopular position to begin with.

[–]mc_curry_92 -1 points0 points ago

yeah. couldn't take it anymore.

[–]Jalh 0 points1 point ago

Anal porn is rough.

[–]mc_curry_92 0 points1 point ago

it is indeed. where's let'stalkaboutyourbutt when you need him/her?

[–]dollarbillyall -3 points-2 points ago

You seem to have gotten use to it.

[–]quepasacontigo -1 points0 points ago

All you have to do is substitute your subscription to /r/atheism with /r/atheismbot and you're right as rain.

[–]mr_shadow -2 points-1 points ago

Ditto.

[–]BetYouCanNotTellMe -2 points-1 points ago

Why?

[–]newtype2099 10 points11 points ago

I try not to downvote anyone ever unless they are condescending, rude, or breaking rediqquette otherwise.

When a Christian on r/atheism speaks and has something constructive to say or to actually want an intelligent conversation wherein we all get some understanding or perspective, fuck yeah i'll upvote and discuss. but when one gets on a soapbox, sorry bruh, you get downvoted.

Maybe thats why you got upvoted, OP. :)

[–]suprsqrl 2 points3 points ago

I'm a christian and go on r/atheism time to time also, I just feel as though every time somebody posts or comments about something mentioning Christianity, they get down voted into the ground simply for the fact they are Christian, no matter what they are saying. I think it would be great to have conversations with people with other beliefs, but whenever you try to, hundreds of other people act like your idiotic and don't even take what you are saying into consideration.

[–]aua101 12 points13 points ago

How is this done? Magic? Bribes? HOW?!?

[–]smiling_stranger 4 points5 points ago

Jesus?

[–]Eraser1024 9 points10 points ago

Checkmate, atheists!

[–]ShadowZant 5 points6 points ago

I feel the exact same way. I would love to have discussions with people, just too bad it's so hostile over there most of the time.

[–]JefferyDonghammer 24 points25 points ago

There are people on /r/atheism who are trying to be open minded and understanding of others beliefs just very few of them.

[–]Quazz 22 points23 points ago

No.

It's not few, it's the majority, they're just not vocal about it.

[–]AwfulNameFtw 2 points3 points ago

I seriously think that these people have never been on r/atheism. Every top comment is something that is preaching acceptance of others beliefs and other things like that.

[–]davidjosepha 25 points26 points ago

I doubt it's the majority. Someone has to be upvoting all the hate-filled posts.

[–]rstuckmaier 7 points8 points ago

There are 3/4 of a million subscribers on /r/atheism. The top post currently has "10000" upvotes. I use quotes because we all know reddit fudges these numbers but that's not really important.

So that is a very small minority indeed. (I'm not saying the current top post is bad, I'm just using it as an example).

[–]shawnsonium 8 points9 points ago

Criticism of religion does not imply hate, especially not of the individual.

It's challenging because religion is considered by believers (and even a lot of atheists here, especially those critical of r/atheism) to be a core trait of their personality. To speak distastefully of it in any way is considered disrespectful or "hateful" to the believer, just due to its personal nature.

[–]TheFluxIsThis 2 points3 points ago

A lot of the posts that his front page are baseless christianity bashing. I remember I caught a lot of shit when I asked what a picture of the pope that was shopped to make him look like he was wearing black eyeliner had to do with atheism.

[–]Team_Braniel[!] -5 points-4 points ago

What, exactly, is wrong with christianity bashing?

Why is it ok to bash Twilight, but not christianity?

[–]TheFluxIsThis 1 point2 points ago

Probably because Twilight is a work of fiction designed for entertainment purposes, whereas Christianity is a full blown cultural movement. People get all up in arms about Jew bashing, so why do they think christianity bashing is okay?

Moreover, you may have missed the point, in that Christianity bashing really has NOTHING to do with Atheism.

[–]sgtpppr 0 points1 point ago

Because they are anti-theists who paste you the definition of atheism when you call them on being anti-theist as if the name of the subreddit somehow prevents them from being something other than just atheists.

[–]Uberninjaa 0 points1 point ago

Why is it ok to bash Christianity, but not homosexuals?

[–]AjustableTableLamp 1 point2 points ago

Are you kidding? Many of the comments state that being religious is a mental condition and that seemingly all religious people are idiots. It's very offensive.

[–]shawnsonium -1 points0 points ago

https://www.google.com/?q=site:reddit.com%2Fr%2Fatheism+religion+is+a+mental+condition+or+illness

(I used Google instead of reddit's search, because reddit's search does not appear to search within comments.)

While I cannot deny that some atheists are of the opinion that religion is a mental condition, and that some have expressed such an opinion in the subreddit, the statement does not appear to be widespread, common, or even popular enough in r/atheism to warrant the use of the word "many." Most of the hits in the search are using "mental illness" in an unrelated context.

If you are able to find more examples, please do.

[–]Quazz 3 points4 points ago

There's about 750 000 subscribers and you don't need to be subscribed to upvote in subreddits.

So yeah, someone has to be upvoting them, but this in no way says anything about who most subscribers are.

[–]Battlesheep 0 points1 point ago

The upvotes would suggest otherwise

[–]blahblahblahxyz123 0 points1 point ago

So why do those stupid ass posts always get upvoted to oblivion?

[–]Quazz 0 points1 point ago

Because there's 750 000 subscribers and people that aren't subscribed can vote too?

Not everyone votes in the first place and secondly a lot of people aren't bothered by those posts, yes imagine that.

[–]JefferyDonghammer 0 points1 point ago

This may be true but a vocal minority has more sway than a silent majority

[–]Quazz 0 points1 point ago

Only because people give it more attention. We keep bitching on the media for doing it, but here we are on reddit, doing it too.

[–]JefferyDonghammer 0 points1 point ago

I would consider myself to be one of the more open minded of people on /r/atheism , I attempt to promote a message of understanding coupled with logic. I'll take more care to upvote thoughtful and tolerant views on /r/atheism

[–]nowxisxforever 0 points1 point ago

I tried to be vocal about it, but I kept getting downvoted. Now I try to stay in other subreddits.

I don't mind a good traipse through /r/atheism, don't get me wrong - it has its moments... but there are too many vocal jerks.

[–]Uberninjaa -3 points-2 points ago

No they're there, there's just no evidence of their existence.

Says the atheist.

[–]Quazz 4 points5 points ago

There's plenty of evidence, go read the comments rather than skim the titles of threads or worse just rely on the rest of reddit to tell you what opinion to have.

[–]Uberninjaa 0 points1 point ago

I thought you said they "weren't vocal", but apparently you think they're vocal (I also think they're vocal, as whenever I try to argue against the "bad" posts to find that thoughtful atheists have beaten me to it.)

[–]Quazz 0 points1 point ago

Ehh, it's kind of the difference between someone jumping on a platform with a megaphone and someone just talking about it to their friends.

Actually scratch that, it's kind of like Westboro church thing, even though they're tiny, they're very vocal and people spend attention to them so it doesn't even matter if the others are vocal or not since they're noticed.

So yeah, they are kind of vocal I guess.

But, most, like in real life, simply don't say anything. So a larger percentage of them are not vocal.

[–]Uberninjaa 0 points1 point ago

Ah well, misinterpretations all around.

[–]Ebonyknife -2 points-1 points ago

Pretty sure its the other way around.

[–]grunger 5 points6 points ago

There are people on [1] /r/atheism who are trying to be open minded and understanding

...TIL.

[–]LKS 4 points5 points ago

If you were subscribed to r/atheism, you wouldn't be considered one of them.

[–]Willmcdougal -1 points0 points ago

Those people get blasted out pretty quick.

[–]MajesticKiwi 5 points6 points ago

http://blog.sarcasmsociety.com/sarcastic-sinews/the-atheist-and-the-believer.html

[–]amateursuperhero -1 points0 points ago

Is it weird that I view the posters in r/atheism who get aggressive about it as hipsters?

[–]Spinxington 6 points7 points ago

I tend to upvote on /r/atheism (if i ever go on there) on a policy of if your not being a dick to theists or make a genuinely interesting point about atheism

[–]sgtpppr 18 points19 points ago

It's really not that hard. All you have to do is concede that they are probably right about whatever you're debating and claim that you aren't ready intellectually to be free like they are. They don't need you to denounce god. They need you to placate their ego and elitism. This is coming from an atheist who finds dogma in all of its forms to be sickening (including /r/atheism).

[–]Jumping_Candy_Cane[S] 14 points15 points ago

I think you're getting down votes from people who never finished reading what you wrote...

[–]Pfmohr2 3 points4 points ago

No, he's getting downvotes from r/atheism subs who can't take legitimate criticism.

[–]Pfmohr2 14 points15 points ago

Yep.

Atheist here, and r/atheism is, for the most part, simply masturbation. It genuinely used to be somewhere to discuss atheism, now it is largely somewhere to gloat in collective self-satisfaction.

Not necessarily anything wrong with that, I just wish people wouldn't get so pissy when you point it out.

[–]Incursus 13 points14 points ago

It's the curse of being a huge subreddit. Back when it had less than 100k subscribers, the content was usually deep and well thought out. Now that it has nearly ten times that, it's devolved to just being Facebook screenshots and meme posts. The same can be said for r/gaming.

[–]Pfmohr2 4 points5 points ago

An extremely good comparison.

Well-said.

[–]GringoAngMoFarangBo 3 points4 points ago*

All subreddits are like that - it's not like the good content disappears, it just gets buried in rage comics. Hell, just look at all of reddit 3 years ago, and compare it to now.

Way back machine from 3 years ago: http://web.archive.org/web/20080227165747/http://reddit.com/?

Not a single comic (except for xkcd)

[–]Incursus 1 point2 points ago

You're absolutely right. I've only been here for about a year and a half and I've seen an extremely rapid decline even since then. Reddit is becoming what its users say they hate. I just don't know where to go from here.

[–]jooze -5 points-4 points ago

Pretty sure it was essentially the same. Stories about encounters and winning arguments.

[–]erodut 8 points9 points ago

I'm with you on this; however, let's not ignore that reddit, as a whole, has seen a huge increase in traffic from teenagers. In r/atheism, it seems they're primarily angry teenagers who are simply lashing out against the intolerance they suffer from their families, schools, communities, etc. Is it annoying? Most certainly, but they're just kids being kids. Let them have their fun offending whoever they want. They'll grow out of it or move on to a different site.

[–]Quazz 3 points4 points ago

You clearly don't know the definition of the word dogma.

A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

There you go. No authority means no dogma.

Sorry for the condescension, but honestly, if you're going to be all self righteous, make sure what you're saying is at least factual.

[–]Dr_Cuddles -3 points-2 points ago

Since most every argument I see in /r/atheism looks like it could have been pulled directly out of the God delusion I think dogma might be the correct term to use.

[–]sgtpppr -5 points-4 points ago

Or you could try and figure out what I meant by ironically using "dogma" in relation to militant atheists. I know that's not as fun as being a condescending douche bag like the ones I was referring to.

[–]Quazz 8 points9 points ago

It's not ironic when it's wrong you know.

[–]sgtpppr 0 points1 point ago

I'm Jack's complete lack of surprise.

[–]brain56 1 point2 points ago

Is it just me, or could the guy in this .gif pass as a respectable Ed Helms?

[–]IAmAtomato 1 point2 points ago

How I feel when I, as a Redditor, see quotation marks around "upvote" in Reddit.

[–]horsedickery 1 point2 points ago

I'm an atheist. Keep up your posting. Really, that is one circlejerk that needs to be broke up.

[–]Carosello 1 point2 points ago

I'm really liking the comments I'm reading. I almost quit Reddit two days in because of r/atheism until I realized you could unsubscribe. It's one thing to disagree/not believe in my beliefs, but it's another to belittle it and make it appear as if only the ignorant believe in a God.

[–]SwineHerald 1 point2 points ago

Quickly! Someone downvote this godful Un-Unbeliever!

[–]Carbine125 2 points3 points ago

I had the same experience today.

[–]Satans_pro_tips 3 points4 points ago

As a non-Christian, I react the same way when I actually agree with something they say regarding my counterparts boy, Jesus. Having a different opinion doesn't mean someone is wrong as much as it means two people can see the same thing from different perspectives or angles and come to two very different conclusions of what just occurred. It took me many years to come to this realization, therefore when younger people (who are sure to downvote this) start with the name calling instead of informed debate, I can't help but say to myself, "meh, one day kiddo, one day". Not to say that one day they will come to the dark side but that one day they will realize that I too have some valid points that are worth considering, worth an intelligent response, accepted or not and that you don't even know my mom.

[–]JustSoWitty 2 points3 points ago

I love how the confetti scares him. I mean, er, something relevant about atheism

[–]Blacksm1th 5 points6 points ago

I'm with you, man. It's like, you know it's possible that someone might upvote you, but when it happens it's confusing and a bit frightening.

[–]YouPickMyName 6 points7 points ago*

What the hell are you doing in r/atheism?

Shitty pun not intended

[–]Blamemeta 1 point2 points ago

Damn your pun. That wasn't punny at all.

[–]YouPickMyName -1 points0 points ago

I meant to write not intended, I swear!

[–]Coffeh 1 point2 points ago

What sect of christianity do you suscribe to ?

[–]dollarbillyall -1 points0 points ago

The Jesus one.

[–]LazerChicklets 1 point2 points ago

/r/HIFW

[–]Just_Like_You 0 points1 point ago

That's how I feel if I get an upvote while being rational or logical on /r/atheism.

[–]Muniosi 0 points1 point ago

Haha. Have an "upvote."

[–]ussoldier239 0 points1 point ago

I imagine this happens to you about as often as the guy in the gif wins on Wheel of Fortune? I'm no Christian, but it comes across to me as though you almost get downvoted simply for the fact you are a Christian a lot of the time. You could probably say "I'm a Christian and the sky is blue." and get downvoted.

[–]TheFluxIsThis 0 points1 point ago

You feel like a commonly reposted image?

[–]camsmith328 0 points1 point ago

I feel the same way, but I have actually had one or two decent debates and conversations on r/atheism. Keep on believing brother.

[–]shadyoaks 0 points1 point ago

hey, we like respectful debate over there

most of the time

._.

[–]dylantrevor 0 points1 point ago

People seriously need to stop using this gif...

[–]fiveyearman 0 points1 point ago

As long as what you say actually makes sense, you'll be fine. The christians who get downvoted are usually trying to apologize on behalf of every christian in the world or something that doesn't make sense, like that.

[–]Chodestorm 0 points1 point ago

Too bad you're still an asshole!

[–]RebelWithoutAClue 0 points1 point ago

Really? I'm "undecided" and am accepting of uncertainty. At the very least I try to appreciate the benefits/applicability of different ways of life.

I consider downvotes in the ideological frathouse of /r/atheism equivalent to upvotes. I would have thought that theists would have come to the same valuation.

What /r/atheism has, by and large, failed to appreciate is that ideology is not necessarily logical even if it is not theological in origin. Besides, you Christians will out multiply those lesser motivated atheists and outpopulate them in a twist of Darwinian irony.

[–]Mbakes1192 0 points1 point ago

Does anyone ele think this guy looks like Ed Helms?

[–]mrnightowl 0 points1 point ago

You obviously only had intentions of disrupting or purposefully making people feel angry at you by going into a atheism board as an acknowledged christian.

[–]Windowcat 0 points1 point ago

he looks exactly like ed helms.

[–]callsitlikeiseeit 0 points1 point ago

well i wouldnt want you to hurt yourself so here's a downvote.

[–]khisk 0 points1 point ago

If you are a Christian posting in /r/atheism wouldnt logic dictate that there are other Christians browsing and posting there as well that could have up voted you ?

[–]tumescentpie -2 points-1 points ago

Did you say logic and Christian in the same sentence, without a negative?

[–]Godlysponge 0 points1 point ago

Fuck yeah.

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[–]Krissam 2 points3 points ago

Atheism has nothing to do with absense of religion. It's the lack of belief in a deity.

[–]Lots42 2 points3 points ago

Hell, even if you were right, which you are not, sounds like a better set of beliefs then current religion.

[–]Hawtre 0 points1 point ago

So... you're an agnostic theist?

[–]syth406 0 points1 point ago

Agnostic atheist

[–]Explains_NSFW -1 points0 points ago

I upvoted a post on Thor, I know that feel.

[–]Anosognosia -1 points0 points ago

It's almost like an act of God.

[–]L4UGH -1 points0 points ago

I'm pretty sure /r/Atheism would support a napkin holder if it was somehow deemed an Atheist.

[–]reiji-maigo -2 points-1 points ago

This calls for an AMA...! ò_ó

[–]Jumping_Candy_Cane[S] -1 points0 points ago

?

[–]musicalbacon -2 points-1 points ago

i.... should i downvote this?

[–]Self_Hating_Liberal -4 points-3 points ago

How does it feel being a delusional fool worshipping a myth?

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[–]getoutofheretaffer 0 points1 point ago

There are many atheists on /r/Christianity making posts and comments. Are they doing it wrong as well?

[–]bingram 1 point2 points ago

Thank you! In fact, the atheists on r/Christianity often have the most thoughtful insights and inspire some of the best conversations. The way I see it, r/atheism is for the teenagers who need to vent, and r/Christianity is for the ones who actually want to discuss.

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