Seems that /r/atheism doesn't like it when you criticize them

154    02 Mar 2020 05:10 by u/lightgeschwindigkeit

23 comments

28 u/xxb4xx [M] 02 Mar 2020 05:34
Man, it's been a while since I've seen someone bring up how ironic r/atheism has become. It's refreshing!
24 u/TrappyIsBae 02 Mar 2020 07:00
"starting"? lmao. It's been like that a long time dude
3 u/daneelr_olivaw * 02 Mar 2020 20:10
Exactly, at this point OP's post is super low effort trolling. No wonder it got removed.
16 u/throwryuken 02 Mar 2020 06:30
r/exmormon as well. You ever meet the guy/girl who just can't stop talking about their ex that they supposedly are totally done with?
2 u/Abiogeneralization 02 Mar 2020 21:22
I’ve met people who were abused, sure.
1 u/throwryuken 02 Mar 2020 22:30
I grew up mormon, went on a mission, realized it was all bullshit and left. I rarely talk about it because it literally means nothing to me now and there's no reason to focus my life around it.
2 u/Abiogeneralization 03 Mar 2020 00:24
Good for you? Meanwhile, they’re still out there ruining lives and promoting superstition. It’s like leaving the KKK and then not caring the KKK exists. That’s of course your option.
1 u/throwryuken 03 Mar 2020 01:33
So we should fixate every facet of our life around the KKK just because they exist and are out there doing bad shit ? That'll show em
1 u/Abiogeneralization 03 Mar 2020 02:51
Some people think Mormonism is cute and fine for whatever reason. We don’t really think that of the KKK.
12 u/randisonwelfare 02 Mar 2020 10:20
If you want a recent example of their general crapness look at their reaction to the Covington videos. Loads of threats of violence and abuse directed against children who very likely had no choice about their religion/school and who (as other video showed) did nothing wrong. Ironically, rather than relying on the available evidence /r/atheism ran with their prejudice and ill-informed beliefs. Then they somewhat religiously banned anyone who pointed out they'd got it wrong.
1 u/girlwithswords 02 Mar 2020 21:50
It's odd to me how against "religious" schools some people are. My boyfriend, and all his friends, went to a catholic private school. All of them are atheist. Most of the kids who went to the school are, but it was (and is) one of the best schools in the area. They have an amazing arts program, and endeavor to teach kids not only math and science, but how to get out in the world and excel. Shouldn't we all want that for our kids?
7 u/Kryptosis 02 Mar 2020 06:07
The mark of a shitty sub. When meta conversations about the state of the platform are censored.
6 u/iceleo 02 Mar 2020 10:00
That happens a lot with ideologies where you hate someone or something so much you go full circle and start to act like them
3 u/jimmyjoejimbob † 02 Mar 2020 06:09
Unsubscribed from there not long after November 2016, about the time every single post became "ORANGE MAN BAD!".
3 u/[deleted] * 02 Mar 2020 12:14
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3 u/SuperChopstiks 02 Mar 2020 13:49
That's why I dont call myself an atheist anymore. Too many shitty people.
2 u/Lo0seR 02 Mar 2020 18:02
Got banned from there, not really sure it's an atheist /sub, more like a controlled narrative hive mind to instantly berate simple questions the minute one is asked, huge disappoint there with no intellectual dialogue.
1 u/Visual-Salamander † 02 Mar 2020 09:29
This isn't really censorship. This is more, "Don't come into my house and insult me." If a sub is called /r/atheism it is for discussing atheism not for religionists to go there and insult religion. It's pretty much going into a sub about say Apple and making posts only about PC's. After all atheists don't go to /r/Christianity or /r/Islam to post or insult.
3 u/Shadilay_Were_Off 02 Mar 2020 16:01
Agreed on concept, I just always think it's a bit ironic the.. shall we say, religious fervor shown by the /r/atheism types. And this from a group that prides themselves on being "free thinkers" and "logical". You'd expect an ability, if not a willingness to debate.
10 u/marful 02 Mar 2020 16:02
Except Athiesm has *become* a religion...
1 u/wont_tell_i_refuse_ 04 Mar 2020 19:58
Yeah this is an ongoing thing for OPs here. Post on ${sub}: “Hey assholes, ever think that ${sub} actually sucks?” Post here: “${sub} banned me. Omg, Reddit censors!”
0 u/rooolng 02 Mar 2020 23:45
Very long ago even pre-reddit most atheist groups were leftist SJWs. No room for non-left atheists there.
1 u/wont_tell_i_refuse_ 04 Mar 2020 19:59
Only difference is that now churches are also SJW and basically exist to bring in migrants