Intolerant Atheists - The Dangers of Groupthink

Groupthink as defined by Wikipedia is something I've noticed often within the atheistic community. We need to recognise this problem now for what it is.


Music: Larrson: 'Lyric Fantasy'

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Education

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• atheist
• atheistic
• community
• groupthink
• angry
• fwee

[DickJohnson3434]

My problem with this video is that athiesm is entirely without content. There is no worldview to push. Being an intolerant atheist isn't telling people what to think and how to behave.  It's simply being rigid in not accepting people's assertions (which have to be made blindly) about completely unknowable things.

I'm a rigid atheist. If you tell me that you know the ultimate truth to the universe I will rigidly say "put up or shut up".

[FweeHee]

''Being an intolerant atheist isn't telling people what to think and how to behave. It's simply being rigid in not accepting people's assertions (which have to be made blindly) about completely unknowable things''

This video mainly focuses on abusive atheists. Your point was a valid and perfectly reasonable response to the average theist, but it is not what my video is focusing on.

[superrrnova1986]

Brilliant video. Me and a friend are writing a piece on indoctrinated Atheists

[OptimalElement]

Can you give an example of an intolerant atheist? Now I will say in advance that I disagree it is Richard Dawkins.

[LiFam2]

The type of atheists you have described in this video are very rare, in my experience.

[hornylink]

I don't understand. How can a community that sees discourse and questioning of ideas and opinions be subject to group think? All the community members I know will happily defend their beliefs (or try to until proven wrong) and not hesitate to call out others for things they see as untrue or misleading.

[jmdnarri]

@IndiaSevenSeven Sorry, I don't know what flavor of Christianity you are familliar with, but I grew up in the Catholic church, and 11years ago moved to the "Bible Belt" since moving here I have witnessed more 'close-mindedness' and intollerance than I ever imagined could exist. BTW I am a free thinker and have come to call myself an "open-minded Atheist"

[klhcc]

FweeHee, you misrepresnt atheism completely. If someone tells you what to believe, they're probably not atheist.

What most atheists WILL say is that, if you preach to me that there's an invisible god who created everything (against all known physical laws), you need to provide some evidence - if you can't, stop preaching.

Peace.

[ChristianMission]

The irony is you've demonstrated groupthink by making claims that your way is the truth (ie. even the most religious can be converted to the truth). The person below wants an example of atheist dogma; well, the strict adherence to materialism, naturalism which are just hypotheses they value as absolute and upon which many sects of atheism, and there are such things, are founded. Also, Harris has defended murdering people for their ideas; the idea that religion is irrational and superstition, etc

[BlizBob]

Thank you.

But "the voice of education" I am not.

Actually I have absolutely no difficulty to find more educated people.

But I can think and read and I wish more people would do that.

[BeatBuddy]

Well said. You sound like the voice of education. Never do the enemies of atheism acknowledge that atheists who did not embrace the official dogma went to the camps also.

[BlizBob]

Before I rate this video I'd like to see an example of this "dogmatic atheism" behaviour. Untill then I'll refrain from rating.

So if you don't mind please show me some examples.