Euphoric atheists

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Back on topic, I found an article about a "study" claiming that kids in religious families were "meaner" and less altruistic than secular kids.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/06/religious-children-less-altruistic-secular-kids-study

There is so much fedora-tipping & circle-jerking in the comments.

Just one example:
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Too Many Crooks said:
Back on topic, I found an article about a "study" claiming that kids in religious families were "meaner" and less altruistic than secular kids.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/06/religious-children-less-altruistic-secular-kids-study

There is so much fedora-tipping & circle-jerking in the comments.

Just one example:
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Shout-out to lukemcgowan as he valiantly tries to promote reason by pointing out that, hey, maybe since the majority of human beings on planet Earth hold some sort of spiritual beliefs dear that "eradicating religion like the cancer it is" won't be very easy, and then going on to suggest that maybe, just maybe, banning people from practicing their religion is a gross violation of free speech and personal liberty. Keep on keeping on, Luke, although I doubt the good folks at the Guardian will appreciate your efforts.

But for real, I've seen fedoras bitch about the Constitution and its protection of religion. They seem to be completely unaware of the fact that the Constitution also protects a citizen's lack of religion; religious and non-religious people share the same rights of free speech and freedom to practice or not practice religion. If you take that out, you're sliding down a mighty slippery slope.
 
DykesDykesChina said:
For some reason, they still look autistic even if the rest of their attire is in-style:

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Calling this a parody: Not fat and owns a proper suit. Goes to store to get MLP picture instead of stay at home with existing pony paraphernalia. I english good type of joke. Probably got that fedora from a few aisles down.

Also, should have put weeabooo swords instead of knifes.
 
I feel like euphoric atheists are to normal atheists/agnostics what PETA is to animal rights supporters, or what man-hating bull dikes are to feminists. Because they rub their semen covered fedoras all over the Internet decrying all that is holy, they make everyone else look bad.

Also, why are euphoric atheists almost always bronies?
 
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Athiest meets actually suck even when you were atheist yourself, pro-tip don't mention ghosts. I found this out the hard way, and one of them threatened to hit me across of the head.
there was a man in a meet who admitted he didn't believe in evolution (KILL THE SKEPTIC RRARLGHH *gunshots everywhere*) and they bugged him hard.
true open-mindedness is freakishly hard to come by.
 
Existancefan42 said:
Athiest meets actually suck even when you were atheist yourself, pro-tip don't mention ghosts. I found this out the hard way, and one of them threatened to hit me across of the head.
there was a man in a meet who admitted he didn't believe in evolution (KILL THE SKEPTIC RRARLGHH *gunshots everywhere*) and they bugged him hard.
true open-mindedness is freakishly hard to come by.
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Yeah, quite a few of them hate the idea that ghosts may exist or that places can be haunted.
 
Existancefan42 said:
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This makes a lot of sense. I live in a very Christian-heavy area, so the local atheist groups seem to be trying really hard to get the word out and reach for new members. I don't have a problem with this on the surface, but they way they go about it could be charitably called "hamfisted". For one, they tend to get a table/booth at any community event around (sci-fi conventions, county fairs) and grab attention there. It's a bit off-putting when you go out to have a good time and the tables are like T-shirts, Action Figures, corn dogs, I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU!, funnel cakes, etc.... Second, the local TV news ran a show about their monthly get-togethers, and the bulk of the segment was showing the atheists sitting in Burger King, with their faces blurred, saying they want to be on TV, but they're afraid of revealing their identities because they feel "threatened".

Uh-huh. So let me get this straight, you rent out commercial space just to talk about how your non-belief is better then their belief of choice... and you complain that you're unpopular? That's not a problem with atheism, it's a problem with people who like to be dicks.
 
What a smug, self-righteous asshole.
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Also, why is there an Iron Cross & a biohazard symbol in this pic? More proof that atheism does not make a person intelligent.
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"Is your life being wasted on the promise that nothing will happen after it?"

The awesome thing about non-sequitur is that you can flip it right around and it's just as valid that way. This is how you can tell a Euphoric from a genuinely intellectual Atheist. The latter will actually be able to address your point. The former will be butthurt that you didn't like his dank meme.
 
ChurchOfGodBear said:
"Is your life being wasted on the promise that nothing will happen after it?"

The awesome thing about non-sequitur is that you can flip it right around and it's just as valid that way. This is how you can tell a Euphoric from a genuinely intellectual Atheist. The latter will actually be able to address your point. The former will be butthurt that you didn't like his dank meme.
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That's just basically Pascal's Wager stated in inverse form. It's silly for the same reason as the original.
 
Too Many Crooks said:
Also, why is there an Iron Cross & a biohazard symbol in this pic? More proof that atheism does not make a person intelligent.
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The Iron Cross is popular with some Germanic neopagans. That other symbol is another pagan symbol, the name of which escapes me.
 
Existancefan42 said:
Athiest meets actually suck even when you were atheist yourself, pro-tip don't mention ghosts. I found this out the hard way, and one of them threatened to hit me across of the head.
there was a man in a meet who admitted he didn't believe in evolution (KILL THE SKEPTIC RRARLGHH *gunshots everywhere*) and they bugged him hard.
true open-mindedness is freakishly hard to come by.
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Being an atheist doesn't mean you're open minded. It means that you are literally "without god." So I wouldn't expect an atheist group to respect someone who believes in ghosts or doesn't "believe" in evolution; being an atheist generally means you need proof of something and won't accept things based on a feeling or a rumor.

I don't find that particularly to be an example of "euphoric atheism." It's like going to an atheist meet and talking about how God must exist. Or like going to church and trying to prove God doesn't exist. It just is a bad idea.
 
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Gensdupays said:
Apparently someone who wanted to do a stunt with that Spaghetti monster thing wore a colander on her head in her DMV picture. Because the best way to promote themselves as enlightened humanists is to be a dick about it and pretend a fake religion is real.
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At least yarmulkes, turbans, or Hijabs look far more stylish and presentable than a pasta strainer.
 
There's a guy I know who is glad that paris happened because "it'll show people just how dangerous religion truly is." Really don't need to say much else about it, he's a cunt.
 
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