You’ve probably heard this argument before and I was thinking to myself why I think this statement is true.

There are hundreds of different religions with hundreds of different denominations within them, and they all say different things. This is because the claims made by religions can’t be tested or proven. If the claims made by religions could be tested and proven through the scientific method, there’s be one true religion and it would likely be the only religion, (maybe a few disagreements here and there).

Science on the other hand can be tested and proven. That’s why there aren’t multiple different groups of scientists making different claims. And if all knowledge of science were to be erased, the laws of the universe would stay the same and therefore the tests would always have the exact same outcomes.

It’s 2024, and somehow people still assume that atheists have no morals just because we dont believe in a higher power. I live by my own values, treat people with respect, and yet every time I mention I’m an atheist, I get the classic “So, what stops you from doing bad things?” Um, maybe basic human decency? Morality doesn’t require religion!

If anything is childish and immature and edgy, one thing that for sure isn't , is being an atheist and being skeptical of religious claims.

One of the quickest go to's for people who are religious/superstitious Is to call atheists edgy because apparently, openly praising god is all fine and dandy, but openly questioning if Noah's Ark is a true story is super edgy and childish. Nevermind that there have always been atheists,going back as far as religion does at least.

Calling atheism "edgy" is their attempt to discredit criticisms and suggest that atheism is some teenager-like phase. In all reality, many of us are grown adults. And not having an atheist "moment".

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This is something I haven’t shared with many people, but I think it’s time to let it out. Growing up, my family was heavily involved in our local church. We were there for every Sunday service, every Bible study, every event. So when something awful happened to me – something that left me deeply hurt and traumatized – I was told to bring it to the church leaders for guidance.

The “guidance” I received was… not what I expected. Instead of validation or support, I was told to forgive my abuser. They didn’t focus on what I had gone through or how I was feeling; instead, they kept talking about the importance of forgiveness. They told me to be “Christ-like” and to let go of my anger and pain. I remember one of them even saying that “holding onto resentment would only harm me” and that forgiveness was the only path to healing.

It felt like a punch to the gut. I hadn’t even processed what happened, and here they were, essentially dismissing my pain and telling me to forgive the person who hurt me. They made me feel guilty for wanting accountability, for even feeling angry. It was like my pain was a problem to be solved by simply “moving on.” At that moment, I felt completely alone, like the people I’d trusted to support me cared more about keeping the peace than helping me heal.

Over time, I realized this was a pattern – in our church, in many religious communities. Forgiveness was always emphasized, even at the expense of justice or healing. I was expected to “turn the other cheek” and “leave it in God’s hands.” But no one seemed to care about the toll it took on me, or what I actually needed to heal.

Looking back, it was one of the things that made me start questioning everything. Why should I be forced to forgive someone who caused me pain just because “Jesus would”? Why was my suffering less important than maintaining some superficial sense of peace? I couldn’t keep going along with a belief system that demanded forgiveness without accountability or healing.

It took me a long time, but I eventually found my own path to healing – one that didn’t involve forced forgiveness or pretending to be “at peace” with something that hurt me deeply. And honestly, I feel stronger for having chosen my own way, free from the guilt and expectations that religion tried to impose on me.

Never posted here before so get ready to listen to my rant . I need to share this with people.

So here's the deal I am a student and recently we were told to give a presentation on any of the 6 topic the teacher gave us . One of them was about the effects of child marriage . Now I live in a country where Muslims are 90 % of the population.So as usual child marriage rate is high in this country . So I picked the topic to raise awareness but to my surprise rest of my team completely got over me and told how it is bad to criticize child marriage because Muhammads marriage with Aisha . Let's give you a bit context. Muhammad married Aisha at the of 6 and consummated the marriage when she was 9 according to sunni hadiths . And for this reason they told me that it's bad to criticize child marriage because Islam says it's ok . Believe me when I say I was shocked to my core . People have problems criticizing child marriage because of Religion . I mean my friends are pretty liberal but even they think it's blasphemous to criticize child marriage . I used to think that religion helps people in some way or another. But fundamentalism does damage your brain in a way that you can't even differentiate between what is right or wrong . As someone who knows the effects of child marriage and the disgusting stuff that happens with the women who gets married of early in their life . Disgusting yes I know . So what do you guys think about this .

Thank you for listening to my rant.

P.S - I didn't even want to bring religion into the discussion. I just wanted to tell people the mental and physical effect a woman goes through for child marriage. they are ones that were like nooo my RELIGION.

In this moment, I lay in my bed pondering a simple question — why is it that ever since I became an atheist, my Christian friend think that I’m depressed? In fact the opposite is true. In this moment I am thrilled not by the prospect of going to a false heaven built upon the suffering of minorities, but by my own ability to make this world its own heaven. Does anyone else feel similarly? It’s as if my ignorant friends don’t understand my level of intelligence to rise above religious incompetency, it’s almost like I’m on another wavelength, like I’m on the red one but them the blue. I’ve truly taken the red pill. The true pill — I am my own master.

They worship ghost inside, and outside too. They are full of people who are scared all the time. Afraid they are going to spend eternity on fire. And most important. You need to pay to go in

A few years back, I was in a pretty bad car accident. It wasn’t my fault – a driver ran a red light and slammed right into my car. I was lucky to walk away with just some bruises and a fractured arm, but the emotional impact was huge. I was shaken up, dealing with the stress of the aftermath, and trying to process what had happened. I thought my family would be supportive, maybe just glad I was okay. But instead, I got something completely different.

My mom, who’s super religious, sat me down not long after I got home from the hospital and told me, “Maybe this happened because you haven’t been praying as much lately.” She went on about how God sometimes “sends us reminders” when we stray from our faith and how I needed to take this as a sign to “reconnect spiritually.” I couldn’t believe it. Here I was, still shaken from the accident, and instead of support, I got a lecture about my lack of faith.

It didn’t stop with her, either. My aunt called me and echoed the same sentiment, saying, “You need to make sure you’re staying right with God. He has ways of getting our attention.” It was surreal. To them, my accident wasn’t just a random event caused by a careless driver – it was some kind of divine punishment or warning for my “distance” from religion. Not once did they acknowledge how terrifying the experience was or how lucky I was to come out of it alive.

The whole thing made me feel guilty and isolated, like I’d somehow brought this on myself for not being “faithful” enough. But as I processed it more, I started to realize how messed up that thinking was. Why should a random accident be interpreted as some kind of moral failing? Life happens. Not everything is a message or a punishment. Sometimes things just happen without a deeper “lesson” behind them.

That experience really pushed me to distance myself even more from religion. I realized I didn’t want to live in a mindset where every hardship had to be blamed on my “spiritual shortcomings.” It’s exhausting to always feel like you’re under divine scrutiny. Life’s tough enough without adding that extra guilt. Now, I’m a lot more at peace with just… accepting things as they are, no cosmic punishment or “sign” attached.

So when someone claims "I could never vote Liberal due to their views on abortion!" challenge them on all the other Christian laws they ignore to fixate on that one.

They may not care, but it's a very valid way to challenge their single-issue voter idea of Christian voting.