Important context: This was an instance of a crowd crush caused by poor crowd control.
edit: action has now been taken against the offending comment :)
(also some of you guys in the comments here have been yoinked by mods too… just be nice? this post was not an invitation to test out your boundaries)
by opening this spoiler you acknowledge that brigading and harrassment are against the rules
link to post in question: https://lemmy.world/comment/10965360
r/atheism and its consequences have been disastrous to the traditional practice of being a decent human being online
Riiiiiiiight it's atheists that are the problem. Not just shitty people who happen to be atheist...
Being an atheist and being a member of r/atheism are not the same thing
Claiming that /r/atheism has any significant impact on the internet culture as a whole is just the silliest thing to claim without evidence or explanation of any sort. It doesn't even say what he's claiming they did to the internet's culture just an implication that it was bad.
Pretty empty table pounding statement
This statement hardly merits the same level of proof as a scientific publication. The original post is an example of the obnoxious behavior you find on r/atheism.
They feel superior to and smarter than religious people. In this extreme case, the poster expresses feeling superior to people who died in a stampede that took place at a religious event.
Internet atheists who think they are superior to believers / Believers who think they are superior to atheists are two sides of the same coin.
Scientific publication? Jesus dude, I'm just saying you're showing a whole lot of shit without merit
With emphasis, no, it’s shitty people who happen to be atheist who are the problem. :) Just to clarify, because I would never make that first statement.
You are right, I left a lot implied because my sentiment is a fairly common one. But fair to point out—my apologies. Here is a citation showing that I am far from the first person to hold this opinion on r/atheism.
Note again that I don’t hold any prejudice against any belief system; I only hold that r/atheism in particular historically fostered a culture of toxicity which makes anti-religious prejudice and personal attacks more common compared to offline spaces.
Scribe link for those who don't want to encounter the medium paywall
http://farside.link/scribe/@morkimus/why-reddit-isnt-solely-to-blame-for-ruining-atheism-1f14ddc47895
90% of religious people have a similar reaction when people complain about shitty people who happen to be religious.
Turns out you find shitty people in every group. Who knew?
Problem is atheists are complaining about the people who run the religion, there's no "head of the atheism"
The linked comment isn't complaining about the head of anything.
They're not complaining either. They're mocking. You're talked about complaining about bad people when atheists say these are bad Christians. They're talking about the heads of churches usually or heads of political parties. You know the people with influence and power.
When you talk about bad atheists you talk about randommorons on the internet who are mocking people who don't deserve it
Who are shitty people that happen to be religious. Criticise them for being shitty and pushing shitty policies, don't pretend that every prison who happens to be religious is responsible for them or believes and behaves in the same way.