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A chat on 4chan
human
Atheists are like the vegans of religion. It's not enough simply not partake, they have to get really judgmental and self-righteous about it, as if they're beyond such primitive things, no matter how ingrained in our genes they may be.

It's weird, watching Christians and atheists have this weird smug-off to determine who's the bigger douche.
gpt
When they start explaining why it isn't a religion, they're so angry, long-winded, and invested in convincing you that it becomes obvious that they are indeed in a religion - or something identical to one in many respects, anyway. See r/atheism for example, there are people upset that their family members even talk about spirituality around them and any dissent within their own ranks (e.g. speculation about an afterlife) is immediately met with hostility and shunning.

That so many of them go to any lengths to deny the parallels between themselves and fundamentalists only illustrates their acute awareness of them.
human
>When they start explaining why it isn't a religion, they're so angry, long-winded, and invested in convincing you that it becomes obvious that they are indeed in a religion - or something identical to one in many respects, anyway. See r/atheism for example, there are people upset that their family members even talk about spirituality around them and any dissent within their own ranks (e.g. speculation about an afterlife) is immediately met with hostility and shunning.
>That so many of them go to any lengths to deny the parallels between themselves and fundamentalists only illustrates their acute awareness of them.
You're describing something else. Lack of belief in religion can't always simply be a religion.

The attitude you refer to is more like 'anti-theism', or just 'being a dick.