Why does the internet seem to hate religion?

BC · October 27, 2014, 09:30:13 AM

I know the internet is home to the more radical members of the world. I've never met anyone like half of you are, thankfully.

So why does the internet hate all things religion based/related?

Kinder Graham · October 27, 2014, 09:32:43 AM

Because they never leave their houses

Nexus · October 27, 2014, 09:33:59 AM

Quote from: Kinder on October 27, 2014, 09:32:43 AM

Because they never leave their houses

>implying

You realize this is 2014, right?

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · October 27, 2014, 09:34:58 AM

they just need to be saved by god

PSU · October 27, 2014, 09:43:36 AM

The majority of people online are religious.

Its just online is where the neckbearded atheists are actually paid attention to.

Lets be real, If some loser came up to you and started talking shit about your religion or talked up atheism in real life, You'd walk away and ignore them. You can't really do that online.

Mr. Psychologist · October 27, 2014, 09:44:00 AM

This thread is going to end well.

Inb4Door
Inb4Fedoras
Inb4Edgy
Inb4flaming
Inb4nitpicking

Oh and Inb4quotestacking.

BC · October 27, 2014, 09:45:01 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 27, 2014, 09:44:00 AM

This thread is going to end well.

Inb4Door
Inb4Fedoras
Inb4Edgy
Inb4flaming
Inb4nitpicking

Oh and Inb4quotestacking.

I mean it's an honest question, I'm not asking if anyone believes or not. Or any of that. I'm asking why does the internet blatantly hate religion

Kinder Graham · October 27, 2014, 09:45:25 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 27, 2014, 09:44:00 AM

This thread is going to end well.

Inb4Door
Inb4Fedoras
Inb4Edgy
Inb4flaming
Inb4nitpicking

Oh and Inb4quotestacking.

So are nitpicking Doors wearing fedoras made of blades whilst on fire okay?

More Than Mortal · October 27, 2014, 09:49:47 AM

This is literally one of the dumbest questions I've ever seen. It's like calling a corporation a "person".

The Internet doesn't hate religion, people hate religion. It can't be that fucking surprising that people use the Internet as a forum for their views. If you really wanted to look, you could find pro-theistic videos or blogs.

BC · October 27, 2014, 09:50:33 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on October 27, 2014, 09:49:47 AM

This is literally one of the dumbest questions I've ever seen. It's like calling a corporation a "person".

The Internet doesn't hate religion, people hate religion. It can't be that fucking surprising that people use the Internet as a forum for their views. If you really wanted to look, you could find pro-theistic videos or blogs.

How did that piss you off?

Relax.

More Than Mortal · October 27, 2014, 09:53:06 AM

Quote from: BC1096 on October 27, 2014, 09:50:33 AM

How did that piss you off?

Relax.

I'm not pissed off.

Expressing the fact that I think this question is exceedingly ill-thought-out and swearing once or twice doesn't make me pissed off.

clum clum · October 27, 2014, 09:53:45 AM

Imminent shitstorm

BC · October 27, 2014, 09:54:40 AM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on October 27, 2014, 09:53:06 AM

Quote from: BC1096 on October 27, 2014, 09:50:33 AM
How did that piss you off?

Relax.
I'm not pissed off.

Expressing the fact that I think this question is exceedingly ill-thought-out and swearing once or twice doesn't make me pissed off.

Either way it isn't an idiot question.

You tell me, out of every forum you have ever been on, are most people pro or against religion?

More Than Mortal · October 27, 2014, 10:02:16 AM

Quote from: BC1096 on October 27, 2014, 09:54:40 AM

You tell me, out of every forum you have ever been on, are most people pro or against religion?

Seems like a case of confirmation bias.

I wouldn't attend explicitly religious forums in the first place. Not to mention, atheists tend to be younger, as do people who use forums and who are - usually - more willing to defend their beliefs. If you find a forum dedicated to discussion about religious matters, you'll find a lot of atheists there because that's exactly the sort of environment which would attract an atheist looking for discussion, especially atheists who are anti-religious. In any forum you go to, you'll find a mixture of moderate theists, deists and atheists who don't discuss their metaphysical views at all, and thus you never take notice.

In saying that, religious people still operate within the status quo, and are thus more likely to not look for instances of serious discussion. Why would they? People in the status quo don't usually debate on the Internet unless they're explicitly challenged.

True Turquoise · October 27, 2014, 10:03:19 AM

Because God didn't create the internet

Alternative Facts · October 27, 2014, 10:08:12 AM

Moving this to Serious.

Girl of Mystery · October 27, 2014, 10:35:16 AM

The Internet doesn't hate anything.

AngryBrute · October 27, 2014, 10:36:19 AM

Because Anonymity+Audience=Ass Hole

challengerX · October 27, 2014, 11:08:48 AM

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Lemy the Lizerd · October 27, 2014, 11:16:38 AM

What you faggots dont understand is the internet diesnt all go to the same places

Alright so the biffest group is the christfags. They're all boring ass white bread faggot normalfags, so they just stick to facebook and twitter where they can spam bible quotes and arrange extramarital affairs

Jews are too busy shilling on 4chan with their jidf pals

Now most of the people who come to these forums are of a more intelligent ilk (with some obvious exceptions- Kinder, Noelle, the faggots that spam anime gifs). Theyve spent more time questioning and thinking about things, and as gamers, a group that has until recently been "uncool", they have a habit of questioning and being critical of the cultural mainstream.

PSU · October 27, 2014, 12:03:23 PM

^Who is this clown

Lemy the Lizerd · October 27, 2014, 12:14:13 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 12:03:23 PM

^Who is this clown

you're easily our worst new poster

PSU · October 27, 2014, 12:17:42 PM

Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on October 27, 2014, 12:14:13 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 12:03:23 PM
^Who is this clown
you're easily our worst new poster

New lol

Mad Max · October 27, 2014, 12:44:30 PM

Because there's very few consequences of hating on religion on the internet, unlike real life.

PSU · October 27, 2014, 01:10:16 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 12:44:30 PM

Because there's very few consequences of hating on religion on the internet, unlike real life.

lol

Mad Max · October 27, 2014, 01:32:09 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:10:16 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 12:44:30 PM
Because there's very few consequences of hating on religion on the internet, unlike real life.

lol

quite.

PSU · October 27, 2014, 01:55:32 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 01:32:09 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:10:16 PM
Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 12:44:30 PM
Because there's very few consequences of hating on religion on the internet, unlike real life.

lol
quite.

We've already gone over how there are no legal consequences of being an atheist.

If someone wants to dislike you for being an atheist, thats their right.

Mad Max · October 27, 2014, 02:09:04 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:55:32 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 01:32:09 PM
Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:10:16 PM
Quote from: Mad Max on October 27, 2014, 12:44:30 PM
Because there's very few consequences of hating on religion on the internet, unlike real life.

lol
quite.

We've already gone over how there are no legal consequences of being an atheist.

If someone wants to dislike you for being an atheist, thats their right.

k

More Than Mortal · October 27, 2014, 02:09:42 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:55:32 PM

We've already gone over how there are no legal consequences of being an atheist.

If someone wants to dislike you for being an atheist, thats their right.

That doesn't stop it from being a consequence. Surely, you'd say, if they didn't want people to dislike them they wouldn't bring up the fact that they're an atheist? That's probably what a lot of forum-using atheists do, in order to hold their views behind a veil of anonymity.

Regardless of whether it's their right, too, it's still fucking bigoted and everybody retains the right to call them out for it.

PSU · October 27, 2014, 02:24:45 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on October 27, 2014, 02:09:42 PM

Quote from: PSU on October 27, 2014, 01:55:32 PM
We've already gone over how there are no legal consequences of being an atheist.

If someone wants to dislike you for being an atheist, thats their right.
That doesn't stop it from being a consequence. Surely, you'd say, if they didn't want people to dislike them they wouldn't bring up the fact that they're an atheist? That's probably what a lot of forum-using atheists do, in order to hold their views behind a veil of anonymity.

Regardless of whether it's their right, too, it's still fucking bigoted and everybody retains the right to call them out for it.

Thats cool, But will you call out all the atheists who hate religious people as well?

Personally, I don't hate all atheist people. In fact, my best friend and a few other friends are atheists. However in my life, the vast majority of atheist people I have met have been miserable assholes that I don't want to associate with. And with what I've experienced on the internet, I don't think thats a coincidence.