#antitheist cope

[snekdood]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/04/14/map-these-are-the-worlds-least-religious-countries/

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/06/which-is-the-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world/

also

light blue is least democratic, dark blue is most. kinda seems to align a lot better with the "most peaceful countries" map. turns out the problem is any ideology being twisted for nefarious reasons and not religion specifically and exclusively. I mean, look at fucking china.

#Opinion http://dlvr.it/T8kCbl

[little-spock]

Hello everyone!

I go by Spock

my pronouns are they/he

I’m aroacespec but I do have a partner that I won’t talk about on here because agere is just more personal to me

And I’m not interested in having a caregiver

I’m 21

I’m disabled and autistic with ADHD

My little age is 4-6

I DO have severe trauma but I believe my regression is (somewhat) involuntary ??? and I use it to cope

PLEASE DON’T SEXUALIZE ME, MY BLOG, OR ANYONE I INTERACT WITH, THIS IS A SAFE SPACE FOR AGE REGRESSION AND I CONSENT TO SFW INTERACTIONS ONLY!!

DNI:

Kink blogs

Antisemites

Zionists

Antitheists/Anti-religion Atheists

Ableists

Racists

Lgbtphobes

MOGAI exclusionists/anti-neopronouns

T3rfs/sw3rfs/t*rms

Trusc*ms or Transmedicalists

Fujoshis/anyone who fetishizes mlm or wlw

P3dophiles and their sympathizers

Paraphilia apologists/anyone who is pro paraphilia (as in zoophiles, r*pe play/noncon)

Anyone who is pro-DDLG/DDLB/CGL or “age play” supporters

Proshippers/anti-antis

Pro ED/thinspo/pro ana

Anti agere/petre

[clinicallyundead]

Welcome To My Blog!

| Selene - Genderfluid - He/They - Bisexual |

🪦 My blog is entirely dedicated to lycanthropy I suffer from clinical lycanthropy and this is basically my way of coping so if that isn’t your thing i wouldn’t read further

🌛 Things I Might Post About!

🪦 Werewolves (obviously)

🪦Mental Illness and Delusions (also obviously)

🪦 My Aesthetic

🪦 Sanguinarianism

🪦 I might occasionally talk about catholicism, but usually it’s just about the aesthetic and not the religion itself

🌛 Trigger Warnings

🪦 I might occasionally post gore, sh references, blood, violence and things along that line, but nothing too intense

🪦 This blog includes alot of stuff involving mental illness, psychosis, delusions (specifically lycanthropy, renfield’s and cotard’s) so if that bothers you i wouldn’t look at this blog

🌛DNI

DNI:

MAPS

Truscum

Transmed

TERF

antitheist

anti-christian

antisemetic

islamophobic

racist

trumpie

anti otherkin

anti therian

Side Note!!

I am entirely aware i suffer from psychosis despite having an extremely difficult time distinguishing delusion from reality. so please do not try to tell me i’m delusional or crazy in my asks!

[magic-can]

You know, it’s quite interesting how antitheists claim to care about survivors of religious abuse yet constantly use sanist mentalities in their “arguments” against religion as a concept.

To them, all religious people are mentally ill because mentally ill people are incompetent, crazy, and stupid and abusive, and their experience with religion was abusive so therefore it must be a universal experience at the hands of those nutjobs!

To them, any psychotic person who uses religion to ground themselves/as a coping mechanism are always going further into delusion and self destruction, nevermind if they practice it in a healthy way!

To them, if someone is struggling with scrupulosity/magical thinking OCD, deconverting is the only choice. Nevermind that a lot of religious people with those OCD themes feel closer to and more comfortable with their religion after cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure response therapy.

Yes, there are people who have faced religious abuse at the hands of mentally ill people. Yes, there are people who unhealthily cope with religion. Yes, deconverting/secularism has helped people. But that isn’t the case for everyone and it sure as hell doesn’t justify being a downright bigot.

And before anyone makes any comments about it: yes, you can be mentally ill/an abuse survivor while also being sanist towards other people who are mentally ill/abuse survivors. Stigmas can (and often are) internalized. Plus these experiences are very personal and can’t be fit into a neat little box. Realizing that and being conscious about it is the first step to being a less hateful person, towards yourself and others.

And that’s the thing, antitheists who are religious abuse survivors still deserve compassion and help when it comes to their trauma. It doesn’t excuse them being a bigot but their hatred doesn’t cancel out the fact that they need, and deserve, proper help for what they’ve been through. Plus, spewing hate online to random people is also self destructive behavior along with being destructive behavior against others. I understand that access to therapy is difficult for a lot of people, but at least try to improve yourself and find healthier coping mechanisms.

[candybrain]

cw.. religionfeelings in both directions? catholics and antitheists both might not want to read, but please like if you do

i cannot really imagine thinking catholicism is true, anymore, but i also cannot imagine being so convinced it’s false that i don’t ever feel a pull back to it? 

the amount of good things in my life, since i stopped believing in catholicism, have increased (see: the addition of an entire new person in my head, who could not exist fully before due to Religious Concerns) but... honestly my main emotion towards still-believing catholics is jealousy.

there was a lot of stuff about catholicism that made me unhappy but i am jealous of people who still feel like they can do something huge and important by praying and going to church and reading the bible, because i was good at those things, and they felt huge when i did them, and now they are.. not that

i got used to having the coping mechanism of “go to mass, pray, read the bible, cry to god about it” and i don’t really have that anymore so maybe i feel bad because i haven’t yet found something to replace that

maybe part of it is that being catholic made me feel special and loved and it’s always hard to lose something that makes you feel special and loved

solstice made me feel that way, a bit, so i guess if that feeling exists in places other than church things can be okay eventually

(maybe eventually i’ll go to church and be able to have that feeling again, but currently it makes me too sad and anxious and angry to even try) 

(maybe atheist catholic should be a thing. anything can be a thing if you try hard enough)

[wardencommanderrodimiss]

1:30 am thoughts because I don’t know

THINGS I’M TORN BETWEEN WRITING IN NOVEMBER:

Transformers: Glitch in the System

my Origins novelization for Tabris’ story

my original story (note: I would have to spend this month coming up with a fucking plot since I don’t have one yet)

THINGS I WANT TO FINISH WRITING BEFORE NOVEMBER

the continuing traumatic adventures of undead amnesiac Zofia Shepard and the events surrounding “Dossier: Archangel”

that one short story started a year and a half ago with no clear ending about Genevieve and how she handles grief, and also an introspective on her friendship with Sebastian (and how he handles grief and also how he copes with the fact that his best friend is a dumbass antitheist apostate)

kinda wanna do a TF Halloween fic with some of the Cybertronian mythology/horror stories I’ve worldbuilt (using pieces of things that other people have worldbuilt before me RIP)

AND FINALLY

if I’m being ambitious, start and finish before November:

the Inquisition Advisor Tabris piece about her and Morrigan after the Temple of Mythal

And the Inquisition Advisor Tabris piece about her meeting and talking with Fiona because there is almost limitless potential in that interaction

[barnhead]

Atheists are cool imo, you do you, keep living your life as the only one you’ve got.

Antitheists are assholes who ruin people’s fun and coping methods with this shithole world.

[automatismoateo]

Top 10 biggest misconceptions about Atheism: via /r/atheism

Submitted August 06, 2020 at 05:55PM by DerangedBehemoth (Via reddit https://ift.tt/2DHr58A) Top 10 biggest misconceptions about Atheism:

DISCLAIMER: This is not completely original. This is more or less a paraphrase and build up on a list created by TJ Kirk (AKA Amazing Atheist) years ago. I simply posted it because I enjoy discussing these things thoroughly and added on a few other perspectives.

10. Atheists worship the devil

Most people with half a brain are fully aware of how silly this is, but I hear it frequently enough that I felt it worthy of mentioning. So that being said, atheists don't believe in a god or gods, therefore they don't believe in the judeo-christian god, therefore they do not believe in his arch-nemesis, SATAN. It would be nonsensical to worship something we don't believe in.

That being said, there are atheists/anthitheists out there like myself that tend to identify with Satanism as conceived by "Anton LaVey", where Satan is more of a metaphorical symbol of humanity's primal nature, as opposed to a horned beast who resides in hell over the sinners of Earth for eternity.

9. All atheists are anti-religion

Yes, many atheists, including myself, identify as antitheist; meaning we believe that religion is not only false, but also view it as a detriment to the progression of humanity. There are varying degrees of which antitheists view religion as a detriment, from mild to extreme, but the majority of antitheists do NOT support any form of government mandated abolishment of religion. And I can say with strong confidence that such a belief would not correspond or collaborate with the ideals of any reputable atheist advocate groups or organizations, or even by any somewhat reasonable atheist individual.

That being said, the idea of atheism itself in no way entails antitheism by default. There are many atheists who advocate that religion is a social adhesive, and can/should be applied in ways that are beneficial to the progression and cooperation of civilization. While I personally do not agree FULLY with this belief, I can very much identify with some of the basic ideas of it.

8. The burden of proof is on atheists.

The burden of proof is always on the party making a claim. Saying there is no god is not a claim, it is rather the response to the claim that there IS a god. The fact of the matter is that there has been no HARD evidence of a god or gods, nor has their been any evidence whatsoever that we have the ability to lean heavily on any religious practice for practical purposes.

In other words, not only has there been no hard scientific evidence of a deity that exists within the confines of any of the detectable senses or measurements, but it has also been seen time and time again that things like prayer and rituals have no effect on the outcome of actual events.

We have as much credible evidence for an abrahamic deity as we do a flying spaghetti monster or magic rainbow robot unicorn. Therefore, any religious claims should continue to be regarded as nothing but hearsay with no official recognition as a plausible explanation (scientifically, judicially, socially, etc.)

7. Atheism is responsible for some of history's greatest atrocities.

This is known as the "atheist atrocities fallacy", and it has been thoroughly explained and picked apart multiple times by multiple reputable people and groups. However, in all honesty, it isn't terribly difficult to refute this fallacy. 1. There are FAR more atrocities that happen on a daily basis under the banner of religious extremism as well as plenty of major historical tragic events that happened under the banner of religion (The crusades, 9/11, the Salem Witch Trials, etc.) Hitler was NOT atheist. Hitler claimed to be Catholic, and referenced god many times in his speeches. The belt buckles of the SS were even engraved with "God With Us". Hitler may have used religion as a contrivance, but his regime was not anti-religion.

The only official atheist figures of atrocity we know of from history were Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot. However, the motivation behind these anti-religious campaigns were simply to solidify the power of the state, and further perpetuate these men's own cult of personality and totalitarian rule. Their evil actions clearly were done in the name of their own greed for power and prestige, their motivation and driving force was certainly not "atheism" itself.

6. Atheists have lost their faith or connection to God

This is a common idea thrown out in response to discovering that an individual is an atheist; The idea suggests that one is an atheist simply due to something along the lines of having lost their way due to a traumatic experience, overwhelmed by worldly negativity, or cynical mental state. It perpetuates this regard for atheists as what one may call the "lost lamb" or "prodigal son" perspective. This is quite often referenced in Christianity, but many other popular religions carry a similar perspective with the same basic principle that atheists are just individuals gone astray from god's flock.

In reality, this is actually an odd sentiment that happens to be popularly carried by religion which suggests that belief in god is a default, while atheism is peculiar aberration. It's not difficult to discern how this idea comes to be, the real question is why? It's not because they instinctually carried a belief in god from the moment of birth, but rather because they were TAUGHT what to believe, which instilled the idea of god in their heads. That's why a boy born in Iraq will KNOW that Islam is the unquestionable answer to life's major questions, while a girl born in Louisiana will know that Southern Baptist is the unvarnished truth.

5. Atheists have no sense of spirituality.

This assumption runs on the idea that spirituality and religion are one in the same. There are many similarities, but the idea that they are essentially the same thing is false. There are many atheists that would claim to carry heavy interest in spirituality, and thoroughly enjoy open-mindedly exploring spirituality through various practices. Spirituality can probably best be defined as;

"a sense of wonder at the beauty of the universe, the complexity of life, the magnitude of space, the magnitude of geological time, all those things create a sort of frission in the breast which you could call spirituality." -Richard Dawkins.

I myself wouldn't consider myself to be a "spiritual" person in the popular sense of the word, but I'm highly sympathetic to the idea and have certainly been open to spiritual ideas and practices.

4. Atheists have no way of dealing with death.

Atheists grieve for the loss of loved ones and tragic events just as much as anybody else does. Truth be told, there is likely a slightly heavier sense of anguish for individuals that do not carry a belief of an afterlife, as there is no blanket of security that allows these individuals to alleviate the feeling of loss with the idea of an inevitable eternal paradise for all. However, atheists have ways of coping with their grief and coming to terms with reality through various means. What those methods are are completely up to the individual. Death is a tragic event and it should be a painful experience. To allow one's self to feel that sadness with all of it's weight and implications is a good way to honor the life of the person or people for whom you mourn. I still love and cherish the time and memories I have with people I love and have loved in this world completely regardless of what lies beyond. But the fact of the matter is that our existence on this planet to our knowledge is temporary, and it is up to us to not only take advantage of what little time we have, but to accept that once this life is done, we move on. What we move onto is a question that humanity will likely NEVER have an undeniable answer to and will only know as individuals once it's too late.

This may be a far less comfortable view of mortality than what religion has to offer, but people have proven time and again that religion is very much not necessary to confront this reality and prepare for it.

3. Atheists lead meaningless lives.

I would argue that this belief is one of the most presumptuous misconceptions of all the others. 1st of all, this assumption presumes that a meaningful life is measured by devoting all of one's time and effort into appeasing an all powerful deity trying to impose their will onto you. 2nd of all, we are highly cognitive developed primates, who through biological and social evolution have discerned a vast amount of ideas and information about the universe and our place in it. We also have the ability to reflect on the truths that we have discovered, and we can amend and enhance them as new facts come to light. I believe that in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding, there is GREAT meaning.

2. Atheists have no moral compass

There is no sentient mature human being in the history of time that did not adhere to some sort of moral code or compass. Even the most wicked people throughout history had their own set of principles and ideals. We as human beings are responsible for setting our own standards and codes as we see fit. What many religious people don't realize is that they their own moral code doesn't likely come from the bible. Those who assisted in setting their moral code from adolescence likely referred to the bible as a SOURCE, but in actuality this is simply a contrivance for creating a foundation for civil behavior.

To simplest scientific reasoning behind moral codes are the following; Empathy, civil order, social contract.

We don't simply walk around attacking random individuals as we please because we do not wish the same thing upon ourselves. To some degree or another, whether it be a lot, or extremely little, we see other human beings as our kinfolk of whom we do not wish harm upon.

We enjoy living in a peaceful organized civilization to some degree or another, and we understand there are certain codes that we all must follow as a community in order to maintain that. Obviously, what exactly these codes should entail specifically will vary in opinion between individuals, but the basic fundamental end result that the majority of humans carry is that we want to live in a thriving successful civilization.

Lastly, we all carry a hypothetical social contract of peaceful behavior. Once again, this is why we mind our business and do not randomly disturb or conflict with random strangers. If someone does do this, they are essentially violating that contract which will cause a mutual conflict, which can carry anywhere from mildly inconvenient to catastrophically detrimental results.

All of this is a very simple bare explanation of basic moral code. The reality is that moral codes develop through a vast complex network of knowledge, wisdom, experiences, desires, goals, etc.. The main foundation and origin of all morality is most definitely NOT religion.

1. Atheists all think the same way

The very idea of atheism as I said at the beginning is extremely broad and vague. If you look at a group of atheists, you will discover that their backgrounds, specific beliefs, interests, ideas, and approach to religion all vary and differentiate EXTREMELY heavily from person to person. Granted, the same could be said for some religions, but religion itself carries a set of required beliefs (some more than others), while atheism only requires one very simple opinion; There is no god. In fact, even that alone can be interpreted differently as far as what it entails.