Atheism and its negative stigma...

bobbywestvirginia · 06-24-2014, 11:25 AM

The number one reason why atheism has a negative stigma is because religious people consider this blasphemy. If you say to a religious person you do not believe in god, this is to them a personal attack. Furthermore, inside their own minds they wish they could go 'back to the good old days' and stone you.

kallifrey · 07-13-2014, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalton

I am an atheist.

I don't know what the community is like as far as religion goes here, but it seems wherever you, atheism has a negative stigma. If you proclaim you're an atheist, it's generally followed by the association that you must be a morally-corrupt, hedonistic libertine who has no conscience.

Why is it that an agnostic can just be an agnostic, and you can even simply "not believe in god," but yet when you assert yourself as an atheist it almost always provokes a negative response?

Richard Dawkins made this same point in The God Delusion, so this is obviously not entirely my own argument, just to point that out now.

Thoughts?

Maybe those Christian conservatards are just having one of their (many) lapses in logic i.e. the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent. For example, those (at least from what they have observed) who are morally-corrupt, hedonistic libertines with no conscience are all atheists, therefore all atheists must be morally-corrupt, hedonistic libertines with no conscience.

Maybe if they were to put aside their conservatarded hostilities and get to know some atheists, their views would become more aligned with reality.

Carpe Mortem · 07-15-2014, 06:33 PM

I thank my luck every day that I was raised mainly atheist by my father, who mainly subscribes to the whole alien fish bowl theory thing. I'm inclined towards that myself, but believe it places more relevance on our species than necessary. I don't think we're even interesting enough to be pets.

Mormo Zine · 07-17-2014, 02:17 PM

I'm not an Atheist myself but I think it's silly how people say there is a war against Christianity coming from the Atheists.

It's always a war with certain people...

The Batlord · 07-17-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mormo Zine

I'm not an Atheist myself but I think it's silly how people say there is a war against Christianity coming from the Atheists.

It's always a war with certain people...

Unless rolling my eyes qualifies as an artillery barrage then I'm just condescendingly indifferent. They're right about the secret guerrilla war against Christmas though. I know I have nothing better to do with my time than pit my wits against Frosty the Snowman.

Xurtio · 07-17-2014, 07:25 PM

Why, I've destroyed 12 christmas spirits just this last Christmas!

Carpe Mortem · 07-17-2014, 08:28 PM

^ I literally lol'd, silently.

Guybrush · 07-27-2014, 10:34 AM

I don't think atheists have much of a negative stigma where I live. It's worse if you're religious.

skyline · 07-27-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

I don't think atheists have much of a negative stigma where I live. It's worse if you're religious.

Same, apart from some old relatives I don't know a single theist. It's not that people hate religious people they just find it abnormal.

The Batlord · 07-27-2014, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

I don't think atheists have much of a negative stigma where I live. It's worse if you're religious.

I thought Norway was supposed to be a religiously conservative country.

Oh and... TORE!!!! Where U been, Cracka Supreme?

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Carpe Mortem Crusher of tiny Nords Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ugly Bag of Mostly Water Posts: 1,363	^ I literally lol'd, silently. __________________ [SIG][/SIG] Mirth is King Be Loving & Open With My Emotions

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bobbywestvirginia Groupie Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 2	The number one reason why atheism has a negative stigma is because religious people consider this blasphemy. If you say to a religious person you do not believe in god, this is to them a personal attack. Furthermore, inside their own minds they wish they could go 'back to the good old days' and stone you.

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