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[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago (43 children)

I wonder if it has anything to do with all of the “bad atheism” that’s populating the internet.

By this, I mean to say that actual TRUE atheism isn’t about hating Christians, but if you look here, and on Reddit- any community involving atheism is nothing but anti-Christian rhetoric. Not other religion- just Christianity. AND A LOT of hate.

Actual atheists don’t define their ideology based on who they hate. It’s simply just not believing in religious idolatry. Nothing more and nothing less.

So if you find yourself hating on someone simply because they believe differently than you do. Maybe ask yourself if any of that seems familiar to you at all. And then back away from the nonsense. Because maybe It’s you that’s making it difficult for the ideology of atheism to be taken seriously.

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (5 children)

please stop gatekeeping atheism
hating christianity is perfectly ok
there is no wrong way of being atheist, being any type of atheist is more sensible than following any mainstream religion, more so in 2024 and given the uprising of christofascism
should i continue?
the mainstream hate directed towards atheists is just a manifestation of the relentless brainwashing performed on the population by religious power groups, which are unfortunately pervasive in every society
atheists can say they are atheists as much as they want, if you don't like to hear them cover you ears

[+] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee -6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It’s only gatekeeping because you disagree with it.
Hating is not okay. But sometimes it happens. Something happening is not the equivalent to ok.
There absolutely IS a wrong way to do most everthing.
No
Thanks for proving my point.
You’re basically a Christian that doesn’t believe in god.

[–] mikezeman@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not to say I agree with everything the person you're responding to is saying, but it's gatekeeping because you keep repeating "actual atheists." You're commiting a No True Scotsman fallacy by saying in order to be a true atheist, you need to act a certain way.

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I also posit this is a common method used to undermine the atheist position and is probably done intentionally here as well

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Just because someone Is right, doesn’t mean they’re gatekeeping.

Being a blowhard edgy hateful troll towards Christians does not make someone an atheist. It’s the ideology that does.

And an atheist’s ideology isn’t defined by who they hate.

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