• @VictimOfReligion
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    51 year ago

    The thing about Islamophobia, is that I actually read it as “I’m an actual racist, but I will say it’s religion, even if my own religion is as bad” or something like that…

    But I never bought the thing about “neo-atheism”, it is some sort of “scientism” bullshit label made to deter criticism towards religions, and ashame the critics. Fuck, even in Spain it is forbidden to critic a religion without risking years in prison.

    But yeah, even if I am really against most forms of religions and how they are considered even by atheists sugarcoating actual big problems, I am not into Dawkins nor reactionary assholes that they basically act as a carbon copy of precisely the people they try to cririque.

    The worst of all cases, goes to Gustavo Buenismo, or catholic atheism, which is negating the supernatural yet still buying the catholic ideology.

    • @knfrmity
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      131 year ago

      It’s 100% racist, and not even thinly veiled. I guess you could label it as “scientism” or “rationalism.” People from the religious world often label Dawkins flavored atheism as a religion in and of itself, which I can agree with in many respects (I’m not religious either but they make strong arguments for the case).

      Reactionary asshole is a pretty good way to sum up this crowd.

      • @cayde6ml
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        61 year ago

        I think calling Dawkin’s beliefs scientism is an insult to actual scientism.

        • @VictimOfReligion
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          71 year ago

          I mean, scientism is meant to insult people as “only trusting science”, and a bad synonym for “faithless”

          • @cayde6ml
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            41 year ago

            I understand it can be perceived that way. I was referring to the version that places scientific analysis of objective reality above all else and science being the most valuable tool of our species.

            • @VictimOfReligion
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              41 year ago

              Well… That’s an accurate description of reality, gotta say