• rudyharrelson@kbin.social
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    2 months ago

    I contest the generalization that people assume atheists are antitheists, but that’s gonna vary a lot by how religious a region is

    I live in the southern USA; can’t drive 5 minutes without seeing a church or two. I have on several occasions met individuals who, upon learning I was an atheist, either assumed I believed there was no god, or that I actively worshipped satan, lol. Most people around here are pretty religious so my experience is definitely skewed by that factor.

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      2 months ago

      Fair. I’m in the midwest and we have our crazy, but nothing like that. I’ve found that, outside the nutters, it’s more live and let live.