Belief in God is down, church attendance is down. The lack of popularity of a new public intellectuals is meaningless.

"New atheism", also known as "atheism"

@Theprofessorator

18 күн бұрын

I've cracked the code on this. It's because they constantly use the term "Atheist" incorrectly in churches to mean, "Someone that doesn't believe in God" for every generation and they refuse to correct themselves. So to them, when they come out of the church and meet REAL Atheists, it does feel like we're trying to pull a fast one on them. Because none of their bottled responses for their caricature of Atheism seem to work.

@goodquestion7915

18 күн бұрын

Atheism means "No God" or "Without God", which means "Your God is meaningless to me" = "I don't believe in your Fairy friend".

Until you present evidence for god, the decline of new atheism means nothing.

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

Until you present evidence for unitended emergence of life by random chance it simply didn't happen.

@Jonas-gl9ke

18 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠@@este4955Are you referring to abiogenesis?

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

@@Jonas-gl9ke That + unintended emergence of encoded information by random chance. No evidence for any of it. Plenty of evidence against it.

@rikardotsamsiyu

18 күн бұрын

@@este4955 That’s got nothing to do with atheism, so I’m with you 100%.

@jamesjones11301994

18 күн бұрын

@@Jonas-gl9ke Bro you atheists don’t get that just because you can name a scientific term that explains a process doesn’t mean you explained how it came to be. That process you named either came from random chance or intelligence. Atheists choose random chance. Theists choose intelligent agent.

I am Cultural Christian. Translation: My lingering religious stench comes from the Christian Church. Examples: PTSD towards images of Hell, traces of guilt towards sex, disproportionate excitement when a Pope shows on TV, etc.

@Victorsamo345

18 күн бұрын

...."And I hate minorities"

Being an atheist isn’t a movement. It is a non belief. We are individuals. But the reality is that more than half of the people in the uk do not have a religious belief.

@courgette3401

19 күн бұрын

Most Christians in the uk are only cultural. They don’t actually believe in god.

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

Yeah, yeah. And theism is just a non belief in unintended emergence of life by random chance. Isn't most of UK inhabited by muslims nowadays? Seems like it considering all of the stabbings on the rise. Well, you didn't want to hear about "you shall not kill", so you have what you whished for.

@rikardotsamsiyu

18 күн бұрын

@@este4955 You wrote, _“Theism is just a non belief in unintended emergence of life by random chance.”_ Feel free to provide evidence for this claim instead of merely asserting it.

@idunno3302

18 күн бұрын

Buddy athiesm has one claim. Your book is not truth

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

@@idunno3302 Until you present evidence which disproves my book, it's just your opinion buddy.

Men losing their purpose? Are you saying that men with less misogyny, less patriarchal tendencies, and more intelligence have become purposeless? With purposeless, do you mean, less animal?

@TrevonFoxxx

18 күн бұрын

That’s exactly what they mean “Men aren’t oppressing the people I think they should, we’re losing real men”

I love when people who know nothing about even the simple definition of atheist still don’t know what it means yet want to talk about it as if they do. You should interview me if you want a real discussion.

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

Yeah, definition of atheism is as mystical as that magical nothing which created everything according to atheists lol What makes you think that any theist care about what atheists have to say about God? It's like asking a blind man how is it to see? Or asking a virgin how does it feel to copulate? In every single case it's just a waste of time 😇

18% of Americans identify as both non-religious and non-spiritual. That number is up from 9% in 1999. How is atheism on the decline?

@foxf6

18 күн бұрын

They are desperate that’s why.

@este4955

18 күн бұрын

Wrong, non religious is not the same as non spritual. They are still spiritual, so it makes them just undecided Christians, hahahah. Atheists are just very small unimportant minority and no one takes them seriously 🤣

this take seems a bit online to me: what is Richard Dawkins saying; what is Jordan Peterson saying etc. the real question is what are ordinary people actually doing? is there evidence of a decline in atheism or an upswing in religion?

Nobody describes themselves as a 'New Atheist'. As Alex O'Connor has mentioned before, it was more of a publishing term than anything. The decline of the use of the label says nothing of the nature of the values people hold, which (in Britain anyway) are increasingly secular. Framing such superficial observations as a decline in atheism is merely an attempt to restore short-term emotional satisfaction.

@este4955

17 күн бұрын

Isn't UK flooded by muslims right now considering all of the stabbings on the rise? Yeah, secularism is just better then "you shall not kill" lol 🤣

Christianity, even more than other religions, is a bridge of reinforcing statements, teachings, doctrines, history, and systematized theology. There are many places in the supporting members where a weakness can bring the whole structure down. The internet has provided a forum for scholars and students to discuss the texts of the Bible, the actions of the leaders, the developing theology subsequent to the last selection and editing of the Bible, etc. Scholars and students have found the Bible and the Christian faith it spawned to be so rotten that the entire project has to be scrapped. Deconstruction is evaluation and recommendation, just as it is in engineering. The New Atheism is not in decline. The leaders have created a body of intellectual best-practices that the next generations will be using in a wave of secular humanism. The silver lining for Christian churches is that members who want to live in an alternate reality will be concentrated in them and will have all the benefits of tribalism.

I always wondered, how someone convinces himself that all of this is by random chance?

I'm an Atheist still. Recognizing that Transgender Americans exist isn't a religion. Cats exist too. Is that a religion now?

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@9:19 Other beliefs are just shadows of the thing I believe in, which is the truth! Even he couldn't contain his smile.

It is always disheartening to witness adults clinging so strongly to beliefs instilled in them during childhood. In a neutral context, atheism would naturally be the default stance: withholding belief in any deity until convinced otherwise. However, Christianity has historically held cultural sway, indoctrinating children before they could develop critical thinking or skepticism. The religion itself fortified this with mechanisms to discourage questioning, effectively trapping adults with fears of societal rejection in this life and damnation in the afterlife. A notable scene from the 1981 film "The Right Stuff," based on Tom Wolfe's book, illustrates this societal pressure. During a press conference, the original Mercury astronauts, when asked about their religious affiliations, awkwardly affirm their Christian faith to widespread approval. The message was clear: America wanted its heroes to be just like them: Christian. America's Christian dominance made atheism taboo, marginalizing non-believers from public office, employment, and even family acceptance if they didn't "carry the cross." Consequently, many skeptics, including clergy, feigned Christian adherence. The internet has been pivotal in changing this landscape. It provides a platform for skeptics to explore their doubts privately and connect with others in similar situations. This has facilitated the process of "deconversion" and enabled atheists to openly express their views without isolation. The advent of "new atheism," coinciding with the internet age, unleashed pent-up interest in these discussions. Many atheists came forward, unafraid to voice their disbelief, contributing to a rise in those identifying as "nones" while traditional church attendance declined sharply. Atheism, devoid of doctrine or faith, lacks a unified movement beyond supporting each other and combating persistent cultural biases against non-Christians. Post-"new atheism," many have moved on from their former beliefs without dwelling on them, suggesting a future where Christianity's cultural dominance wanes and labels like "atheism" become unnecessary. As Christianity loses its grip, a small minority will identify as Christians while the majority will simply be themselves. This shift reflects broader societal changes towards greater acceptance of diverse beliefs and identities.

Decline?

the intellectually dishonest twists that theists tie themselves into.

Christianity gives people permission and reasons to hate. Hence the rise of God Emperor Trump's MAGA creed.

@foxf6

18 күн бұрын

Nah, I’m an atheist and have been for 20 years. Trump all day.

@TrevonFoxxx

18 күн бұрын

Absolutely agree and people like @foxf6 are just degenerate sadists who don’t care about anything so it doesn’t matter what label they call themselves

@LGpi314

18 күн бұрын

@@foxf6 sadly.

Few of the atheistic blind beliefs: We always observe hundreds of spiecies dying out while no new ones emerge at the same time. The ratio of dying out versus emerging new spiecies since we record history is ALL OF IT to ZERO, but people believe that somehow natural selection creates new spiecies by random chance lol We always observe mutations as harmful to health. There was never a case when doctor said: "Great, you have a genetic disease. Everything will be much, much better for you from now on sir". The ratio of negative versus positve mutations since we record history is ALL OF IT to ZERO, but people believe random mutations give positive traits to human body lol We always observe mind behind encoded information. There was never a case when software engineer typed random string of code into TXT file, then changed it's extension to EXE and after execution some type of working software emerged. The ratio of designed encoded information versus unintended encoded information is ALL OF IT to ZERO, but people believe that somehow DNA encoded itself by random chance lol Atheism is just a cult of physical impossibilities. Nothing created everything etc. etc.

@tomasrocha6139

17 күн бұрын

Nope, we've witnessed speciation in Darwin's finches for example. Likewise we know of lots of beneficial mutations like lactose tolerance. Quit spreading misinformation.

@este4955

17 күн бұрын

@@tomasrocha6139 "finches" are still the same spiecies, and lactose intolerance is a disease. Do you have any other "beneficial mutations" ? I bet you don't.

@tomasrocha6139

17 күн бұрын

@@este4955 No, Darwin's finches are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. Lactose intolerance is the older state of mankind, lactose tolerance is known to be a beneficial mutation, just as with a rich color vision and resistance to HIV

@este4955

17 күн бұрын

@@tomasrocha6139 Are you saying there are no lactose intolerant people anymore? Older state of man kind lol. Rich color vision? Are there any eye fossils? lol. There is no resistance to HIV. If it gets into your bloodstream, you have it to the rest of your life. All you have is blind assumptions. Birds are still birds. Nothing comes out of birds other then birds. OK, i think I'm done here. You didn't convince me to atheism. My faith is stronger now. Bye 😇

@HipHopWorldStar

17 күн бұрын

@@tomasrocha6139 💯

Copium

Iam still laughing and you still tyring to proof your God. Nothing changed.

Professional wishful thinking on display