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What's the difference between "Reddit" atheism and regular old atheism? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Inspired by some of the discussion in this thread. I don't think it's appropriate place for that discussion there, but hey why not have a separate thread for it

If I think religion is not good in general, am I Reddit and cringe and basically Richard Dawkins?

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[–] Stoneykins@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

its a Venn diagram with fuzzy edges trying to compare "classic" atheism to "new" atheism. Nothing definitive can be said to separate them, only trends and tendencies, none of which are really hard and fast.

but "new" atheism is more common and prevalent online, and reddit itself has an effect that influences people with shit opinions to go mask-off almost immediately and constantly, so as far as practical experience reddit atheists are just bigger jerks.