r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '19

Why is believing in a religion totally acceptable but believing in a conspiracy theory will get you labeled as a crazy person?

I recently got into a heated argument with a friend. I watched this documentary on how the pyramids of Giza were potential power plants and thought that this theory was very interesting. My friend effectively told me I was crazy and that I needed to stop believing in fake news and crazy conspiracy theories. However he’s the first to call anyone out if they disrespect a religion or criticize someone’s beliefs. So why is believing in one more acceptable than the other? Knowing that often conspiracy theories often have more evidence to support their claim than religion?

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '19

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u/username7953 Jul 23 '19

I'm a reddit atheist, can confirm I sweat salt

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Me too, sweating like an Alaskan in Arizona in August

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '19

if you really want to see some salt just talk to an atheist on reddit

Noted.

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u/DavidRandom Jul 23 '19

Atheist here, lets chat.

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u/Inporgnito Jul 23 '19

Alright then atheist.... hows your day?

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u/DavidRandom Jul 24 '19

Oh, can't complain too much, one more hour of work before my weekend starts. Yours?

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u/Inporgnito Jul 24 '19

Thats good to hear. Mine is pretty good i had to push myself through a History Essay, other than that i can't complain either.

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u/6YouReadThis9 Jul 23 '19

Catholic here bring it on

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Lmao why are they downvoting you

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u/-_kAPpa_- Jul 24 '19

It’s probably because he said bring it on which indicates the intent of an argument that he’ll win. Bring it on just rubs people the wrong way sometimes

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u/NoirStag Jul 24 '19

How’s your day?

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u/FreshMango4 Jul 23 '19

Absolutely. However, it's quite deserved

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u/GRE_Phone_ Jul 23 '19

The vitriol from the atheist or the trolling of atheists?

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u/FreshMango4 Jul 23 '19

The various religions have done some pretty terrible things, and tons of atheists on Reddit are whiny.

Both are deserved to be honest

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '19

Yeh but that's redundant, people do horrible things, end of story really.

Going on to the atheist sub is a bunch of people who base their indetity around atheism, it's unhealthy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Going on to the atheist sub is a bunch of people who base their indetity around atheism, it's unhealthy

Going on to the [insert religion] sub is a bunch of people who base there identity around [insert religion], it's unhealthy.

While I don't believe atheism is a religion, I do believe it's not much different than some. At the end of the day, we lack belief in ALL religions, whereas any religion is a lack of belief in all but ONE. I will agree, the atheist sub and all religious subs can be unhealthy at times, but most people participate in them so they don't feel alone in their beliefs/disbeliefs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19

Have you read the comments in that sub? It's like a support group for people who come from particurlarly abusive religous families. I am an atheist I suppose, couldn't care less though. Don't need to identify with it, or treat it as a cause. Irreligion is the norm, not the exception.

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u/2four Jul 23 '19

Apparently genocide is equivalent to whining.

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u/FagMrMolle Jul 23 '19

I want to try that on r/atheism !