The Potate

Some Common Misconceptions About Atheists 1, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗱. Although, if he was actually real, we almost certainly would. 2, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻. Satan is part of your delusional beliefs, not ours. 3, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀. Morality comes from compassion and empathy, not from some farcical celestial decree. If you need a god to be moral, you’re not. 4, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 ‘𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻’. You don’t have to be an atheist to sin. Christians do it all the time; that’s why they go to church on Sundays, to be forgiven for the sins they committed during the week. 5, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Although, we are far less likely to believe silly superstitious nonsense. 6, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Atheism is the rejection of the baseless claim of a god. It does not involve any belief. The rejection of a belief is not a belief in itself. 7, 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀. We have no need or desire for you to mumble to your imaginary magic sky wizard on our behalf. If you must do so, keep it to yourself.