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'''Reddit atheism''', also known as r/[[atheism]], is one of the largest internet groups of atheists. ''Mashable'' reported that Reddit atheism recently grew to 2 million members so it may very well be the largest online community of atheists.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>
'''Reddit atheism''', also known as r/[[atheism]], is one of the largest internet groups of atheists.
[[Reddit atheism]], also known as r/[[atheism]], is one of the largest internet groups of atheists.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>
== In 2013 Reddit atheism lost its main page status ==
In 2013 it suffered a major setback as it lost its status as a default subreddit (default subreddits are the forums that all non-logged in users see when they visit the site. In other words, the atheism subreddit was removed from its homepage).<ref>[http://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-atheism-politics-new-default-subreddits/ Reddit dumps r/atheism and r/politics from its default homepage]</ref>
In 2016, due to Reddit removing inactive "ghost accounts", Reddit reduced the amount of members in Reddit atheism by 10,000 user accounts.<ref>[http://motherboard.vice.com/read/reddit-rapture-how-ratheism-suddenly-lost-10000-users Reddit Rapture: How r/atheism Suddenly Lost 10,000 Users]</ref>
== Reddit atheism has developed a bad reputation ==
A June 14, 2013 ''Mashable'' article declared: "In recent years, r/atheism has become known for memes, images, quote pictures and other content viewed by some as "low brow."<ref>[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>
According to the website Motherboard.com, "The term “reddit atheist” has evolved as a shorthand in recent years for a negative internet cliché, that of the rabid [[Richard Dawkins]] supporter, the mansplainer..." <ref>[http://motherboard.vice.com/read/reddit-rapture-how-ratheism-suddenly-lost-10000-users Reddit Rapture: How r/atheism Suddenly Lost 10,000 Users]</ref>
== Reddit atheism and their reluctance to engage in atheist activism ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]]
In May of 2013, Policymic published an article on Reddit atheism which indicated that Reddit atheists are reluctant to share their atheism offline.<ref>[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>
The Policymic article declared:
{{cquote|Are we to make cowards out of Reddit’s atheists for the discrepancy between the prevalence of real life and internet proclamations of godlessness? Maybe, as the world’s loudest atheist, Richard Dawkins, first bemoaned in his TED talk, “Atheists do not want to be impolite … Can we stop being so damned polite?” Or, as R/atheist stalwart with the username “blackstar9000” explained in a very thoughtful post on the state of the atheist subreddit, “Many of the users are just recently converted, who fear being ostracized by people the religious people who make up their support system.”<ref>[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>}}
Beginning in the 1980s and accelerating in 2011 and beyond, atheism, [[agnosticism]] and [[evolution|Darwinism]] have developed a reputation of cowardice (See: [[Atheism and cowardice]]).
''Mashable'' reported that Reddit atheism recently grew to 2 million members so it may very well be the largest online community of atheists.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>
A June 14, 2013 ''Mashable'' article declared:
A June 14, 2013 ''Mashable'' article declared: