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Why are most atheist answers snarky?
I've heard atheists say that religion is irrational, Christians are brainwashed...
The signs of a brainwashed or close-minded person is one who gives 'facts' without validated proof, speaks logical fallacies with confidence, and doesn't look further into the matter...
I find that many atheists also use these same methods esp. in short, 'funny,' and condescending comments. Wouldn't a true atheist reject this?
18 Answers
- grayureLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
The people who come on here and are prominent, perhaps because they're top contributors, have some tendency to be like that, but that needn't apply to most atheists because people often just post here to annoy each other. Puerile, but not confined to any particular group and not representative of one either.
- SolusLutrinaeLv 78 years ago
How many times can you give a comprehensive, carefully worded, and insightful answer to the exact same question before you get irritated? Perhaps if the theists would spend a few minutes reviewing all the previously posted questions and answers before posting the same question for the 11,000th time, only to have it soundly refuted just one more time, this would not occur.
The very definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
For the record, this is at LEAST the 20th time I have answered this or a virtually identical question, and I've only been at this for 14 months.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
I believe you're ill-informed. To my knowledge, there is no atheist dogma that states one can't be a true atheist unless one swears off snarky comments on YA R&S. If I'm mistaken please post a link. I prefer having all my ducks in a row before I commence whining about being kept out of the loop for no reason at all.
- Anonymous8 years ago
I'm the leader of the Atheist Liberation Army and I find what my fellow foot soldier said has followed the guidelines strictly and appropriately. If you have any more complaint, Martin here will escort you to the torture room..
- ?Lv 78 years ago
When I get serious questions I give serious answers with links to back them up. Most of the questions here are ignorant and trollish. Why should I waste my time with anything substantial when the only appropriate response to them is snark?
BTW, WTF is a "true atheist"? Is that like a True Scotsman?
- Anonymous8 years ago
because there comes a point when the atheist gets frustrated trying to get his perfectly sensible points across to people who are either unwilling or incapable of understanding, and he just says **** it, might as well just have a laugh instead. this section is a trollfest, no one has any real questions and no one wants any real answers.
- Eclipse-girlLv 78 years ago
You havent been on here long, or you have read the replies of many theists.
Theists are just as snarky as atheists.
- Anonymous8 years ago
It's fun...
A true Atheist understands the value of humour........and boy are you religious idiots a rich source of entertainment
- Anonymous8 years ago
Because being snarky is less harmful then flying planes into buildings or strapping bombs to our chests. Or would you rather have us act just like the fundie religious?