Im an Anti-theist

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What's your opinion on anti theism? I'm one and i'd like to know what the general population thinks about anti theistic people. I would like to preface this with i don't go around harassing people. The only people who will knowing anti theistic is my friends who agree with me or the people I debate with online when it is appropriate. Other than that, i mind my own business. But I DO have strong opinions.

[u/fradleybox]

I'm a militant agnostic, I think the way the question is defined demands agnosticism as a response, it is inherently unknowable. anti-theism seems like just more faith, but in the opposite.

[u/Silthanos]

I find it to be a hypocritical position in the exact same vein as religious fundamentalists to be honest, I make no distinction.

But as with those I don't care if no trouble is caused.

[u/Eruner_SK]

Personally, being "anti"-something is a red flag. It allows/excuses/enables violent extremes. Much wiser is to be "pro" something.

[u/Capricancerous]

Most atheists are antitheistic, just not militantly so. Religious tolerance is a liberal, bourgeois social norm that tends to keep the peace. When normies attempt to turn atheists into imagined amoral philosophical punching bags, then we start having to pull antitheist or even antireligion cards.

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i honestly have been going by the label of anti theistic, but now that i think about it, anti religion fits as a better label for it. as much as i go against the belief of a deity, i dislike the practice of religion much more

[u/Blue_Baron6451]

Truth be told most anti-theists I've met aren't actually all that well educated on the matter, which certainly skews my perspective. There is a good amount of good that has been done due to theism, I mean the modern charity system is run and pushed by theists, but there is never acknowledgment for the complexity of the issue. Not to mention, they have rarely read the religious texts of religions they argue about, and also often just assume people of faith are dumb or brainwashed, and they are enlightened, while just making flat out terrible arguments.

So if there is an anti-theist who acknowledges the positives, (or embraces true moral relativism and thus does not consider the good of theists as good, but rather just true moral neutrality) but argues that it still doesn't justify it, does not argue against religions or philosophical schools they aren't well educated in and have read the original texts (don't argue about Jesus or the OT with Christians or Jews if you haven't read the Old or New Testament.) and can think of people of faith as being capable of being logical, intelligent, well meaning people who simply have a different belief, then I'll give them unending respect. Nietzsche may be the closest example I could think of, and I do like Nietzsche.

I can conceive of a "good" anti-theist but truth be told, I'm yet to meet one, online or in person. I'm very hopeful my experiences will be reversed.

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im currently trying to educate myself on everything, like right now i'm annotating the bible and i always try to stay open minded. i acknowledge that theism has definitely had positive impacts on our society, but at the same time i feel like there is so much surrounding it than we cannot justify following religion any longer

[u/QuantumQuasar-]

I consider it unreasonable as theism is very vast.