My brother is one of those people that believe in Christ so much and he's one of those people that think women shouldn't have rights and stuff but he's literally been taken care of by women his whole life, my mom when me and my other brother got taken away by DCFS, then his gf and her mom when he didn't have a place to go.
Then he had a baby and broke up with his gf and is staying with his friends mom and his friend.. he's one of those that blatantly says you're gonna suffer if you don't believe in Christ. I can't add the picture so I'm gonna type it out below what he put. You all should get the picture of him already he's never owned anything of his own ever but his son and all we wanted to do was be a family to him and my nephew but he's also the type that tries to preach but thinks he can break his own rules or beliefs.
He does everyone dirty and expect anyone to listen to him. When he lived with me he'd always expect me to just do what he say or he never asked me anything, he always asked my bf at the time to ask me or asked him (my ex) and he asked me when they both plus my little brother were living with me. So when I broke up with my ex(which has always been more family to my family) he cut me off, removed me out of our family group chat, removed me from out Minecraft realm that I had just paid for 1 day prior btw and I just blocked him and let it go.
Another story. I have a key to my apartment building that is $200 to replace so I never gave it to anyone and he was leaving one day and I was going to work and he yelled at me talking about I was supposed to give him the key since he would be back before me and I was being stupid, etc. He's always been this was and I'm just happy he's out my life but apparently he can't seem to stop talking about me.
"Ion think yall be understanding the gravity of what I be tellin yall about the bible. The bible literally tells you why your people went into slavery and it made sure to let you know its you because it wasnt even that long ago. Look up on google time of the gentile and when will it be fulfilled. Jerusalem was taken over by romans/white people and the jews was taken as slaves for 400 years by way of ship. Cortez yo girlfriend dont got no hair the bible says the women who are jews would be baldhead. Keyana dont have no hair. John momma dont have no hair. It said the men would have a evil eye against eachother and the kids would terrorize everybody yns. We are literally actually God's, the Christ Jesus, the creator of everything we see and know and our very existance in of its self, HIS people to preach HIS word and he said he gon deliver us in the end but its a harsh punishment if you dont. LISTEN TO ME OR U FINNA SUFFER AND DIE REAL SOON" -his exact message
Edit: everyone in the gc got into an argument with him over this and he cursed everyone out said he was gonna smite them and that they're gonna die and left.
Theres exists a theory called the great replacement theory. It boils down to the belief that people of colour are gonna start having more kids in an attempt to replace white people on earth. Its absurd but i see more and more christian people in south africa that believe in this garbage. My dad one day in the car said that when Mandela was sent to prison his last command to his followers were “outbreed them”. Which is factually incorrect. Its another case of hate that resonates mostly with Christian people in this country. I hate people
i keep seeing these viral posts from christians saying stuff like "atheists think murder is wrong but support abortion, think rape is wrong but promote porn, think theft is wrong but defend socialism." it's honestly exhausting. it’s all just cheap strawman arguments and false equivalences. first, abortion isn’t murder. a fetus in early stages isn't a person, and nobody has the right to use someone else's body without consent. forcing someone to give birth just leads to unwanted kids and human misery. second, comparing rape to porn is disgusting. rape is about lack of consent and violence. ethical porn is adults making a choice. yeah, the mainstream industry has terrible exploitation that needs to be called out, but feminist ethical content is based on human dignity and respect. consent is the entire boundary. and third, taxes for social programs aren't "theft," it's a social contract so people don't starve to death while billionaires hoard wealth. they don't even know the difference between private and personal property. our morality comes from empathy and reducing harm, not from some book. anyone else sick of these brainless takes?
I'm 22 years old, and in all my life the moat stupid people who acted without logic were always religious people, they even went as far as hating me for no reason... and as for jesus, jesus was never a God nor will he ever be one, that cocksucker lied people for millenia aftrr milenia because of how stupid religious people are who do things without tninking
Am GENUINELY serious, i have a whatsapp and on my contact list the most stupid people i have on there (the ones who simp over women, spend money for no reason, who don't get simple scientific facts and who love to hate people for no apparent reason are ALL religious ones) are all religious ones
I’ve noticed something in myself that I’m not proud of, and I want to be honest about it instead of just pretending it’s not there.
When I interact with deeply religious people, I sometimes catch myself assuming they’re less critical or less intellectually rigorous. Like they’re operating inside a kind of mental framework I automatically see as limited or unexamined.
And I hate that I think that way.
Because I know it’s not actually that simple. Religious belief is tied to upbringing, culture, emotion, identity, community, tons of factors that aren’t just “intelligence vs ignorance.” But in the moment, I still get this knee-jerk judgment, like I’m watching someone accept answers I personally don’t find convincing.
I think part of it is frustration, like I can’t relate to faith as a way of knowing things, so I default to interpreting it as a lack of critical thinking. But I also know that’s a pretty shallow read of other people.
I guess I’m posting because I don’t want to stay stuck in that mindset. I don’t want atheism for me to turn into superiority or contempt. I’d rather understand where that reaction comes from and how to not let it turn into something unfair.
Has anyone else dealt with this kind of bias creeping in?
It is crazy to deal with family and a variety of people who are so confident to force their foolish beliefs on other people despite no evidence. No, no one has ever seen your "God/Lord" and there is no evidence of him whatsoever. No, the "lord" was not watching you or over you. That was just your mind making things up to fit your religious indoctrination/narrative. No, there is no practical evidence of the bible or many of the things it brings up. It's crazy how Christians will especially talk about their "God" like he's undeniably real. No, there isn't any evidence of him, and it's laughable how you would bring hogwash like that to people and expect them to believe it LMAO. The Bible has so many contradictions that people have literally had to say that "it isn't literal" just to justify its inconsistencies with the real world. I mean, that's just sad lol. It's crazy how Christians will do so many mental gymnastics to claim their god is real, relevant, or has power.
I was asking myself how can people see his blatant lies and corruption and not have it be a problem for them personally? It occurs to me if you can overlook the stuff in the Bible that’s problematic and believe it, why give a shit about a 1.7 billion dollar grift in the name of lawlessness. These guys think a snake talked and genocide was ok then and god telling Abraham to kill Isaac was just a learning moment. These people are programmed for group think, a righteous mission, persecution and everything will be righted in the end. Why not believe what Trump says also?
I found out that 16% of the world’s population is atheist, while 84% is religious.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics\_of\_atheism
What's your perspective on the purpose of apologetics?
Having read a few book, had a few conversations, been to a few sermons, and watched many hours of debates, I've come to a the following belief.
They love to throw up a cover of "wanting to convince people of the truth! Oh please let me save you! You're just missing this piece of information".
However, that's rarely it.
Their whole purpose is to catch people that are already caught - or close to the trap of religion already.
So frequently I've found framing like "an atheist would tell you X. But this is wrong!"
They read like they're self serving their own bubble of belief just to get the believe to double down.
To scream "oh yes! That makes so much sense. Ofcourse nothing can come from nothing!!"
There's little logic, deep though, or critical thinking applied after the initial argument made with a chest full of 100% certainty.
The threads of their cloak of religion are frayed, and instead of trying to fix them - knowing full well if they tried the whole thing would fall apart - they fixate on hiding behind the parts that still hold together.
And i'm talking purely in practice, not just a hypothetical on paper definition.
Am I wrong?
Is apologetics more than just a circlejerk of religious yes men?
These people weren't there during times i was struggling. They blatantly shunned me and could care less when I needed real support.
Suddenly, they're all VERY concerned about me. I came out as atheist on Facebook and relatives that haven't even contacted me on birthdays are randomly starting to care and remember what my number was!
Ironically they're trying to look like they care by saying i should turn back to God and i can call them anytime I want.
Right, so they can just proselytize, get me to go back to Jesus then disappear again.
They have such a warped view of what true compassion and empathy is that it's scary.
My best friend is a christian, and he often talks about his religion. Hes also very " spiritual " and enjoys things like manifestation and energy healing. He doesnt even go to the doctor or take prescriptions.
Im an atheist and he knows this, but he often tries to get me to do his spiritual rituals and things of that nature. Its hard to tell him this stuff isnt real without offending him.
Im not sure if i should just pretend to believe in it or not to get him to calm down. Its really fucking annoying and its starting to piss me off. I told him last week that i didnt believe in ghosts and he cussed me out.