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Essay:Atheists eat babies meme (view source)
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The '''atheists eat babies meme''' is a dark humor meme used to illustrate the fact that many people distrusts atheist and equate atheism with immorality (see: [[Distrust of atheists]] and [[Atheism and morality]]). There have been several studies indicating that many people have low opinions of atheists (see: [[Views of atheists]].
== Soviet Union, famine and people eating children ==
Although the atheists is a dark humor meme, in the atheistic [[Soviet Union]] during a famine there were cases of adults preying on children for purposes of [[cannibalism]] (see: [[Soviet Union and cannibalism#Soviet Union and cannibalism|Soviet Union and cannibalism]] and [[Soviet Union and morality]]).<ref>[https://suite.io/kerry-kubilius/ez6270 ''Cannibalism in the Soviet Union'] by Kerry Kubulius</ref>
Kerry Kubulius in his article entitled ''Cannibalism in the [[Soviet Union]]'' wrote:
{{cquote|In the years 1920-21, the Soviet Union was hit hard by famine. Civil war had wiped out grain stores, and drought affected harvests. Struggling peasants and Gulag prisoners alike fell victim to starvation. Hungry individuals ate what they could find – the last of their livestock, cats and dogs, and then finally, fellow human beings. Cannibalism in Soviet Russia and elsewhere in the Soviet Union manifested itself in prisons camps, in urban settings, and in the countryside. The practice of cannibalism was seen as a survival measure rather than a true crime by those who had nothing else to eat....
It goes without saying that cannibalism in the Soviet Union was outlawed. Those who were caught cannibalizing their fellow citizens were sent to prisons, even though cannibalism was practiced in the Gulag, as well...
While some individuals ate the bodies of the already dead, others murdered for the purpose of providing themselves with food. Gangs of children would kill adults, while adults would find children to murder and eat. Escaped prisoners might take along fellow inmates to serve as future meals – unbeknownst to the escapees' companions themselves.
Cannibalism in the Soviet Union was sometimes a result of an individual or individuals seeking revenge.<ref>[https://suite.io/kerry-kubilius/ez6270 ''Cannibalism in the Soviet Union'] by Kerry Kubulius</ref>}}
== Soviet Union, famine and people eating children ==
Although the atheists is a dark humor meme, in the atheistic [[Soviet Union]] during a famine there were cases of adults preying on children for purposes of [[cannibalism]] (see: [[Soviet Union and cannibalism#Soviet Union and cannibalism|Soviet Union and cannibalism]] and [[Soviet Union and morality]]).<ref>[https://suite.io/kerry-kubilius/ez6270 ''Cannibalism in the Soviet Union'] by Kerry Kubulius</ref>
Kerry Kubulius in his article entitled ''Cannibalism in the [[Soviet Union]]'' wrote:
{{cquote|In the years 1920-21, the Soviet Union was hit hard by famine. Civil war had wiped out grain stores, and drought affected harvests. Struggling peasants and Gulag prisoners alike fell victim to starvation. Hungry individuals ate what they could find – the last of their livestock, cats and dogs, and then finally, fellow human beings. Cannibalism in Soviet Russia and elsewhere in the Soviet Union manifested itself in prisons camps, in urban settings, and in the countryside. The practice of cannibalism was seen as a survival measure rather than a true crime by those who had nothing else to eat....
It goes without saying that cannibalism in the Soviet Union was outlawed. Those who were caught cannibalizing their fellow citizens were sent to prisons, even though cannibalism was practiced in the Gulag, as well...
While some individuals ate the bodies of the already dead, others murdered for the purpose of providing themselves with food. Gangs of children would kill adults, while adults would find children to murder and eat. Escaped prisoners might take along fellow inmates to serve as future meals – unbeknownst to the escapees' companions themselves.
Cannibalism in the Soviet Union was sometimes a result of an individual or individuals seeking revenge.<ref>[https://suite.io/kerry-kubilius/ez6270 ''Cannibalism in the Soviet Union'] by Kerry Kubulius</ref>}}