Comment by eitland
2 days ago
More broadly—and at least in online spaces—I often notice that many vocal proponents of atheism exhibit traits typically associated with religious behaviour:
- a tendency to proselytise
- a stubborn unwillingness to genuinely engage with opposing views
- the use of memes and in-jokes as if they were profound arguments
- an almost reverential attitude toward certain past figures
There’s more, but I really ought to get on with work.
Sounds like every group of people ever, when viewed through the biased sample of “people who post”.
It sounds like you are describing people with strong beliefs. Religious people may have strong beliefs, but so do non-religious people.