NickOct 7

I’m at least as atheist as the rest of you godless, hellbound lot, but can you please pick better representatives than Gervais and Dawkins.

I am not interested in what transphobes have to say about atheism or laundry detergent or Warhammer or anything else. I do not want to see their smug big faces and read their trite little quotes.

There are better examples, particularly funny, humanist writers: Pratchett, Vonnegut, Le Guin. I’m sorry they happen to be dead.

Show threadNickOct 7

The thing that Gervais and Dawkins have in common more than anything else is sneering at people. Asserting the stupidity of others and punching down.

The thing that Vonnegut, Pratchett and Le Guin have in common is compassion and empathy, resulting in anger about injustice and cruelty.

Show threadforestineOct 7
@Nickiquote oof yeah. i was briefly into the nu athiest movement in the mid 2000s and then almost everybody turned out to be shit. they could have done something against christian fascism and evangelism which dominates the far right but instead they turned against women and trans people (also the Islamophobia is through the roof)
Show threadZivan - Childless Cat Guy

@forestine @Nickiquote

The guys at: Puzzle in a Thunderstorm are move vulgar, but they too are passionately anti conservative.

https://player.fm/podcasts/puzzle-in-a-thunderstorm

On Mastodon:
https://mastodon.world/@piatpod

Puzzle In A Thunderstorm Podcasts

Puzzle In A Thunderstorm Podcasts

Oct 8 at 5:49pmWeb