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{{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>}} | {{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 and Darwinism have developed a reputation of cowardice. See: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:30, June 25, 2013
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.[1]
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."[2] | ” |
In response, a supporter of the Question evolution! campaign wrote:
| “ | Question: Is the low quality, evolution loving public school system pumping out an inordinate amount of low skill, rebellious, spoiled atheist brats? Is Reddit atheism made up of a lot of low skill, atheist brats? Yes, it is. Reddit atheism is filled with a lot of mind numbing foolishness. It is an intellectual wasteland. Furthermore, we know that once you establish a reputation for something it is very hard to re-position yourself. See: Re-positioning the decades long "atheist nerd brand" is going to be close to impossible
Of course, the whole atheist "movement" (which is in global decline in terms of its adherents) is low brow and that is why so many of them are afraid to debate the creation vs. evolution issue. See: 21st century atheism is well-known for its cowardice and Global decline of atheism/agnosticis See also: 7 reasons why atheism has developed a reputation of being low-class and "low brow" [4] |
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Reddit atheism and cowardice
See also: Atheism and cowardice
In May of 2013, Policymic published an article on Reddit atheism entitled Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet which declared that Reddit atheists are reluctant to proclaim their atheism offline.[5]
The Policymic article declared:
| “ | 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.”[6] | ” |
Beginning in the 1980s and accelerating in 2011 and beyond, atheism and Darwinism have developed a reputation of cowardice. See: Atheism and cowardice and Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates.
See also
External links
- 7 reasons why atheism has developed a reputation of being low-class and "low brow" (Discusses Reddit atheism and Internet atheism)
Notes
- ↑ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup
- ↑ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup
- ↑ Question evolution! campaign by Creation Ministries International
- ↑ Mashable admits one of the internet's largest atheist communities, reddit atheism, has developed a reputation of being "low brow" over the years by "some" (translation: by people who are not "low brow")
- ↑ Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet
- ↑ Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet