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Name one thing you like the most and hate the most about each of these cultures. Please be sure its respectful and compassionate criticism (though harsh is ok), but hate speech and slurs will be blocked on site.
1. Atheists
2. Christians
3. Muslims
4. Jews
@Sioctan It isnt asking about factors that apply to all members of a group, that wouldnt be possible. I am asking about properties for the various groups that are bad and good (at the extremes) and common among the religion or a characteristic of the organized religion (the authorities in control) if it is one.
Alright. I am keeping it short.
1. Atheists
Good: The ability to live life without the need to find answers or accountability in and to a higher power. Humans almost need this. So this shrinking group in the world is still managing to hold on.
Bad: This gap however gets filled with other stuff. State religion, weird new-age and spiritual things, self-destructive behaviour, politics being their new religion.
Ugly: r/atheism during the 2010s
2. Christians
Good: Ability to become liberal and secular over time, something seen with the moderates.
Bad: Sometimes it is a bit too much and they allow for their religion to be subverted by the politics of the day.
Ugly: Inability to create anything original or that is good. ReliRap, White Metal, I dunno. Its just all so atrocious.
3. Muslims
Good: Not having a flexible back when it comes to contemporary western politics.
Bad: Still a lot of muslims holding on to their faith as if it was 400 years ago in Western countries
Ugly: Moderates not outraged and on the streets when the extremists shit the bed.
4. Jews
Good: Showing the importance of a strong familiar structure with education is a winnings strategy in the long term BTFOing the rest.
Bad: Generally unable to recognize the horrible history of the state of Israel.
Ugly: Schrödinger’s Minority comes to mind.
@Sioctan @freemo
Sounds really good.
I must add one (bad) thing with atheists I've been witnessing personally: science being followed so dogmatically as if it were a religion, or the absolute truth.
One example that comes to my mind is a physicist explaining on YouTube, that free will pretty much scientifically doesn't exist, going on with weird conclusions that criminals can't do otherwise and some other weirdness along the lines of "minority report" being an imaginable / good idea etc. Or at least I understood her that way.
And I have had some very unfunny encounters with some German doctors at the local university clinic recently, which is s very very atheist place. It's the university clinic of Heidelberg. I won't go into details but they have a history of starting some weird stuff (have you ever Wikipedia-d Germany? they started it). Oh and that physicist lady is German too. Ok there's a pattern lol. bye.
Having recently seen a discussion between Matt Dillahunty and some Muslim, matt was being a dismissive a-hole based on "logic". Sure he was technically correct, and he was right. Being a PITA isn't going to win someone over, or change a world view, no matter how dogmatic somebody is.
Maybe this is just me. But yeah, I recognize that feel.