atheists dawkins, hitchens, harris face islamophobia backlash

[sakuraberries]

They are often described as “The Unholy Trinity” - a trio of ferociously bright and pugilistic academics who use science to decimate what they believe to be the world’s greatest folly: religion

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[shoujokakumei]

People using their atheism to excuse their racism and xenophobia is the second biggest reason I hate the "atheist community" these days. (The biggest reason being the vitriolic hatred of women.)

[keeni84]

I hate that people even construct terms like "atheist community." I want that phrase to just disappear.

[redstar826]

I'm not even sure what an 'atheist community' would even be. I mean, I can see people coming together for support if they come from religious families and are dealing with the issues that come with leaving their religion but beyond that I really don't see much need for atheists as a group to come together.

[redstar826]

in before everything...

also, I find it interesting that this article throws Hitchens into this but neglects to mention that he died in 2011

[shoujokakumei]

It's in there.

"Dawkins has so far remained silent on the attacks whilst Hitchens, who passed away in December 2011 after a long battle with cancer, is unable to defend himself. But Harris has not been willing to let sleeping dogs lie."

[redstar826]

doh! in my defense, I have a 35 page project due tomorrow and haven't slept a lot

[djinndustries]

Honestly, I'm just sick of radicals of every stripe. The whole world is populated by real life Internet trolls.

[234_am]

MTE.

[darth_eldritch]

This

[thecityofdis]

co-fucking-signed

[lainiest]

I started reading a Dawkins book once, got a few pages into it and was basically like wow, this is the best we can do as an ~atheism representative~? He's such a condescending prick.

[keeni84]

He's such a condescending prick.

That's his appeal for a lot of people. Including a (younger) me.

[kittenmommy]

He's such a condescending prick.

I loathe him, and it makes me sad that Lalla Ward married this asshole.

[keeni84]

White men from privileged backgrounds will always need to fight against an almost ingrained urge to be racist. I don't know how else to say that.

Also: You don't have to read any so-called holy book to be critical of it. You might not be able to make great arguments that people will believe, though.