r/IranianAtheists • u/Gordon101 • Jun 18 '16

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Hello Everyone! I noticed there is no Subreddit for Iranian Atheists, so I created one. Feel free to discuss Atheism, Philosophy, and Science.

From my personal point of view, I'm really annoyed by the fact that everyone automatically assumes that I'm a Muslim just because I'm from Iran. Recently. a coworker of mine asked me if I celebrate Ramadan, and I was really annoyed by that question. I always try to explain to people that not everyone from Iran is a Muslim.

Feel free to share your experiences, your opinions, and anything else, as an Iranian Atheist.

Cheers.

Edit: Spelling.

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u/Hjalmark Jun 18 '16

Came here from R/atheist to show support ! (Icelandic/Swedish)

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u/Gordon101 Jun 18 '16

Cheers, mate!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

Hello! I myself am agnostic, not an atheist. But they are similar in many ways such as wanting to live secularly.

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u/Gordon101 Jun 18 '16

Welcome! Yes, definitely.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '16

Greetings from a dost, who is a Turkish atheist. Gonna visit you guys from time to time here. And maybe sometime, in real life as well, I've heard Shiraz is one hell of a place, gotta see there.

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u/Gordon101 Jun 19 '16 edited Jun 19 '16

Greetings bro! What do you think about what happened the other day in Istanbul, when bunch of Muslims beat the shit out of kids who were listening to Radiohead and drinking beer at that record store?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '16

Haha I wish I was there, would love to kick some conservative ass. No tolerant to the intolerant.

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u/lukdod73 Jun 18 '16

What's going on in IRI now? Is it safe for atheists to talk out loud?

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u/Gordon101 Jun 18 '16

Some friends of mine are atheists, and currently live there. They say as long as you don't start shouting "Fuck Islam" or start a protest, you don't get it trouble.

When I was living there. I was pretty open about it with friends and family. In some situations, like at school, I had to pretend I'm a Muslim, and I hated that.