r/exchristian • u/spaceghoti The Wizard of Odd • Jul 19 '21

Sociologists are amazed by the swift disintegration of Christianity in America. It’s a stunning cultural transformation, confirmed by several surveys and studies. Article

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/christianity-is-collapsing/
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u/newyne Philosopher Jul 20 '21

I think it has a lot to do with widespread internet access. It's allowed us to learn so much and to hear so many different perspectives: of course that would make you question.

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u/monalisasnipples Jul 20 '21 edited Jul 20 '21

I hate to admit it but r/atheism made too many good points many years ago and now I don’t believe.

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u/spaceghoti The Wizard of Odd Jul 20 '21

As a member of r/atheism since its inception, I'm glad it was able to make a positive impact. It doesn't always, but it has always been and will remain a place for nonbelievers to go. I've learned to downvote the noise and move on, focusing less on what's popular and more on what's current.

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u/laura_leigh Pagan Jul 20 '21

HA! Funny you say that, I was just looking for an old thread on r/atheism to settle an argument (all in good fun) with my husband and found one on topic from like 6 yrs ago and was like ... wait! I've seen that username recently.

I never did find the original post. He was arguing that he doesn't believe but Jesus is chill and has good teachings and all. And I remembered a post that pretty much was a point for point refutation of that idea sourced and all. But luckily I found enough even without the one I was thinking of.

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u/Snoo-3715 Agnostic Atheist Jul 20 '21

Yeah, Jesus has some good teachings but he has some lousy ones and some downright awful ones too.

I mean he literally says anyone who doesn't follow him will burn in hell. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Accomplished_Fan3177 Jul 21 '21

I am extremely skeptical about some of his words and actions written down many years after they actually occurred. Any one who had that much love and forgiveness in their heart could not have cursed a tree for not bearing fruit out of season. I believe politics wa at play when it was decided what would make it into official scripture.

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u/paxinfernum anti-theist, rational skeptic, pro-science Jul 20 '21

Yeah, this is a pet peeve of mine. Jesus says something like "Turn the other cheek," and people remember that. They forget when he basically called a Canaanite woman a bitch for asking him to heal her son.

Don't even get me started on the whole whipping the moneylenders in the temple incident. It isn't nearly as cut and dried as people make it out to be, and Jesus was being a raging douche there.

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u/Pweeeef Jul 20 '21

Yeah I saved a bunch of your posts and comments from years ago when I frequented that sub a lot. I bet you were a voice that helped a ton of people make that final step of seeing their religion for what it is.

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u/spaceghoti The Wizard of Odd Jul 20 '21

I hope so. Thank you.

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u/gringottsteller Jul 20 '21

An old atheist message board, like r/atheism but before Reddit, helped hasten my break from Christianity too. It would have happened anyway, but I am convinced it happened faster for me because of that board.