I figured that, since you have a Christian discussion thread and an Islamic Discussion thread, why not have an atheism discussion thread? Looking for one, all I could find was this weird thread from years ago with only about ten replies. If I need to have mod permission to start a DT I apologize, but ey, I'm not very smart.
This thread is, obviously, for any and all discussion regarding the absence of belief in a God, or if you feel like it, you can talk about what you had for breakfast. I don't really mind. The mods might mind though. Whether you're an atheist who wants to talk about it, or an agnostic who wants to see a variety of perspectives, or a theist who thinks that atheism is incorrect, everyone's welcome here. Some possible subjects are, including but not limited to;
- Arguments for or against a lack of belief in a God.
- Different schools of philosophical and political thought within atheism.
- Atheist and theist perspectives on political issues and current events.
- Issues regarding the dynamic between Church and state.
- The state of affairs of atheist groups and theist groups.
- The plight and problems of atheists and atheist groups around the world,
You can also talk about things like why you became an atheist, or why you stopped being an atheist. Were you always an atheist? Did you grow up in a religious household? How do you interact in day to day life with theists you know, and how do they interact with you? Theists, how do you interact with atheists you know? I feel like I'm speaking like theists and atheists are different species, so I should probably stop with that.
I personally, am an atheist of the more secular humanist skeptic type vein, though I kind of feel like a dork, saying that. I grew up and am still living in a Baptist Christian household and was relatively comfortable in my Christianity until 2015 when one of my friends came out as bi. I didn't say anything at the time, but I knew that the Bible was against gay marriage. After looking at some videos by pro-gay marriage people on YouTube (this was about the time they legalized gay marriage I think) I realized that there wasn't anything wrong with being gay. This meant I disagreed with a God who was meant to always be right. I know the contradiction, but I ignored it. About a month later I started watching a bunch of anti-SJW Skeptic type videos because they were funny, and while their arguments against religion that were embedded in many of their arguments against SJWs were annoying to me, I couldn't really refute many of them. I remember early 2016 I saw a YouTuber say that since evolution was true, the Genesis account of creation couldn't really be true, and I knew what she was saying was true. Over time my faith in Christianity got weaker and weaker until early 2017 when I realized that I was pretty much an atheist. I still love my family, and all the people at my Church are great people, I just don't agree with them, that's all.
I personally think that a lack of belief in God is justified, because the universe behaves and looks exactly how it would if it had no conscious creator. I also think that the abrahamic god has said and done many things that are reprehensible such as killing innocent people and advocating the death of innocent people. I think many arguments in defense of the killing that the abrahamic god has done is outwardly tyrannical, saying "God is always right" or "God controls and says what's right and wrong." I also think that religion instills a misanthropy in many theists who say that humanity is just evil sinners capable of no good or virtue without God. That's my reasoning.
I'm bad at reading lists but here's these (I'm not necessarily endorsing them);
Also, here's some atheist/agnostic YouTubers;
Above is my attempt at a poll. I know it's pretty bad, but hey, we're all a little pretty bad. That sentence got away from me.
Oof, atheists who want to talk about atheism. Isn't that a rarity? /s Now, let's try to keep the "all theists are dumb," and "all atheists are immoral," type statements to a minimum and the post-ironic shrek fedora memes to a maximum. Have fun (or don't, I don't mind. It's your life).