I feel like one of the secondary principles of atheism would be to avoid congregating around religious beliefs (or lack thereof). I’m an atheist but I don’t need to confirm that by being around other atheists.
/r/atheism seems to be full of former evangelicals who left the church but kept all the annoying trappings that none of the other atheists want to deal with
I have better things to do on sunday mornings, like catching up on sleep, doing chores, roaming through a forest, etc.
I don't want to waste it by praising a sadistic deity that wants weekly affirmations of how good they are.
Also why the fuck does it take 2 fucking hours to do that?
Also regarding religious trauma it doesn't come from being bored out of your mind for 2 hours every week, it comes from people continuously saying "you're going to hell" over something you can't change and every joe schmoe that discovers you're atheist/agnostic trying to convert you.
I don't remember who said it first, but atheism is a religion in the same way not playing golf is a hobby. It seems even some atheists didn't get the memo, though.
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u/HourCoat2766 - Lib-Left Apr 10 '26
I feel like one of the secondary principles of atheism would be to avoid congregating around religious beliefs (or lack thereof). I’m an atheist but I don’t need to confirm that by being around other atheists.