One of the weirdest and most surreal things for me leaving the “new atheist” movement, was realising that a lot of people aren’t atheists just because they don’t believe in any religions, but they are atheists because it makes them feel superior to other people. And those people are the authors of RationalWiki.
but they are atheists because it makes them feel superior to other people.
This also includes being straight up racist, rewatching the videos I used to watch as a teen and I can only think of “yeah this guy hates brown people”
As someone who left religion, I couldn’t help but feel that smugness in my earlier days. The capitalist society encourages one to adopt the sour grapes/JOMO approach.
I understand why you think that, but I think it’s fair to say most atheists aren’t atheist to feel superior. I think many western atheists use atheism to mask their racism though.
Oh yeah, I meant specifically the new atheist movement, which largely morphed into the anti-feminism/anti-sjw stuff around gamergate, most atheists aren’t like that.
This is just a No True Scotsman thing you’re doing. Atheism is a good thing and that “movement” helped a lot of people, particularly in America to overcome the extreme religious oppression that exists in that place.
This isn’t like that at all though? I have met a lot of atheists who are atheists because it makes them feel superior to others, not just due to a lack of faith. I’m not claiming they aren’t “real atheists” or whatever. Just that they’re atheists and smug assholes at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive at all.
a lot of people aren’t atheists just because they don’t believe in any religions, but they are atheists because it makes them feel superior to other people. And those people are the authors of RationalWiki.
One of the weirdest and most surreal things for me leaving the “new atheist” movement, was realising that a lot of people aren’t atheists just because they don’t believe in any religions, but they are atheists because it makes them feel superior to other people. And those people are the authors of RationalWiki.
This also includes being straight up racist, rewatching the videos I used to watch as a teen and I can only think of “yeah this guy hates brown people”
As someone who left religion, I couldn’t help but feel that smugness in my earlier days. The capitalist society encourages one to adopt the sour grapes/JOMO approach.
I understand why you think that, but I think it’s fair to say most atheists aren’t atheist to feel superior. I think many western atheists use atheism to mask their racism though.
Oh yeah, I meant specifically the new atheist movement, which largely morphed into the anti-feminism/anti-sjw stuff around gamergate, most atheists aren’t like that.
This is just a No True Scotsman thing you’re doing. Atheism is a good thing and that “movement” helped a lot of people, particularly in America to overcome the extreme religious oppression that exists in that place.
This isn’t like that at all though? I have met a lot of atheists who are atheists because it makes them feel superior to others, not just due to a lack of faith. I’m not claiming they aren’t “real atheists” or whatever. Just that they’re atheists and smug assholes at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive at all.
Yep saving this one.