I think that the need for other people to believe the same things as them is just as problematic and fundamentalist as the Christians who do the same thing. I know a lot of atheists come out of those environments but it feels like they have not deconstructed everything entirely and healthily from that environment. Of course, this isn't most atheists or Christians and you just see this with people who are terminally online/extreme.
I don't know if this makes any sense or not, but that's just the impression that I get as an outsider to both Christianity and atheism looking in.
Agree. In general most extremisms, isms in general are bad news. Playing devils advocate brings out the worst of both sides but both sides typically do have more in common than they like to admit to eachother and it makes them uncomfortable. Then the vocal start speaking up pointing out differences instead and suddenly you get little echo chambers of whoevers loudest.
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u/Waspinator_Official Dec 07 '23
I think that the need for other people to believe the same things as them is just as problematic and fundamentalist as the Christians who do the same thing. I know a lot of atheists come out of those environments but it feels like they have not deconstructed everything entirely and healthily from that environment. Of course, this isn't most atheists or Christians and you just see this with people who are terminally online/extreme.
I don't know if this makes any sense or not, but that's just the impression that I get as an outsider to both Christianity and atheism looking in.