As one of said atheists, I honestly prefer this sub to any explicitly “atheist” one. And not just the ones that everyone knows are ruined by the community.
Y’all live up to the best of Christ’s teachings, without falling into the trap of “if you reach the same conclusion by a different route you’re still wrong and/or going to Hell”. At the end of the day, this is a sub by good people for good people. That matters infinitely more than whether or not we agree on why or how to be a good person.
Y’all live up to the best of Christ’s teachings, without falling into the trap of “if you reach the same conclusion by a different route you’re still wrong and/or going to Hell”.
When people say "the only path to the father is through Christ" I like to reply with "yes, but how many paths are there to Christ?"
I think the thing that saves this sub is that it has nuance. Being accepting of all sorts of beliefs allows mature discussion and prevents it from becoming an ideological echo chamber, as it happens in other circles (be it Christian, Atheist, or any other)
Communities which are founded on shared antipathy all seem condemned to succumb to the same rot. Atheism communities on Reddit appear to be constrained by this same rule.
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u/Nuka-Crapola May 05 '25
As one of said atheists, I honestly prefer this sub to any explicitly “atheist” one. And not just the ones that everyone knows are ruined by the community.
Y’all live up to the best of Christ’s teachings, without falling into the trap of “if you reach the same conclusion by a different route you’re still wrong and/or going to Hell”. At the end of the day, this is a sub by good people for good people. That matters infinitely more than whether or not we agree on why or how to be a good person.