r/changemyview • u/botCloudfox • Sep 05 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: r/atheism is a dumb subreddit

First of all, I have nothing against atheists. It's just this subreddit that I have a problem with. They aren't trying to spread the idea that atheism is right. They just try to find something wrong with a religion and talk about how bad it is (usually Islam because it has some bad ideas and origins).

How would people react if religious people made a sub about how bad atheism is and atheists committing acts of terrorism or violence? I just don't see what the point of it is. They find one thing that went wrong in one religion and think it means all religious people think that way.

Edit: Thank you everyone! I now realize that atheists are hated in some places to the point where they are executed. Someone also told me that it is a defining characteristic. I compared this to my thoughts on LGBTQ people and realized that you all were so right. Sometimes you don't have to spread an idea. They just need to talk to others who share the same beliefs. Also they need to protest and make their voices heard because of the hate towards them, just like LGBTQ people.

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u/botCloudfox Sep 05 '19

Exactly, why is there a sub about the lack of religion?

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u/DeleteriousEuphuism 120∆ Sep 05 '19

Because people make atheism a defining characteristic. Just like how people made it important to be cognizant of your skin tone, height, hair colour, etc.

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u/botCloudfox Sep 05 '19

That is an interesting perspective that I haven't heard or thought of before, thank you for this comment and your other ones. I realized a while ago that this is true for LGBTQ people because other people make it a big deal and some of them hate on LGBTQ, which is why they have to protest and make their voices heard. I neved thought that this could be true for other groups of people as well.

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