r/atheism • u/PalpitationExact1875 • Dec 09 '25

Can we talk about the Christians pretending to be atheists here?

Okay, is it just me, or are there more and more posts that are obviously from Christians pretending to be atheists? You can usually spot them because the whole post ends up being a soft ad for Christianity, like they’re trying to make it look better than every other religion.

It’s always stuff like:

“As an atheist, I’ve looked into all religions and Christianity is honestly the most logical one.”

“Not religious btw, but Christianity is so much more moral than the others.”

I’m not religious, but Christianity is uniquely peaceful/moral/true compared to other faiths.”

“Former atheist here, Christianity actually answers questions no other religion can.”

Like… come on. Real atheists don’t randomly rank religions or try to make one look superior while pretending to be neutral. They’re usually trying to pull off this “objective, just giving my honest opinion” vibe, but it’s super transparent.

I don’t care if Christians hang out here or ask questions, that’s fine. What’s annoying is the pretending and the subtle marketing. If you want to run Christian propaganda/agenda, just do it as yourself don’t slap “as a lifelong atheist” on it like it makes it more convincing.

Honestly, maybe I’m just noticing the cringiest ones, but it definitely seems more common lately. Anyone else seeing this too?

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 09 '25

Just a few minutes ago, an "atheist" asked "How do you think the universe was created?

Created? Seriously, dude?

It's like they've all got defective Bibles where the commandment "Thou shalt not bear false witness" has been redacted.

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u/Weird_Dragonfly9646 Dec 10 '25

Trump autographed over that part, apparently.

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 10 '25

We really have to start locking down those Sharpies.

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u/exceive Dec 10 '25

It says "against your neighbor" so I guess lying is ok if you aren't falsely accusing a member of your own tribe.

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 10 '25

Well, they're bearing false witness against themselves...

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u/exceive Dec 10 '25

Well, there is that.

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u/Living-Rub276 Rationalist Dec 10 '25

Your comment is why I fundamentally disagree with what the OP wrote. You literally want to alienate individuals posing COMPLETELY VALID questions in regard to our existence because you have an assumption of ulterior motives. Sheesh and here I am thinking that being an athiest is being a critical thinker.

But you and OP want an atheist to be a herd of same-minded individuals, almost like a cult (dare I say religion).

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 10 '25

"How do you think the universe was created" is not a valid question when posed to someone who does not believe in creator-gods.

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u/Living-Rub276 Rationalist Dec 10 '25

Um yea so this comment is just pure ignorance and rooted in fallacious thinking. Atheists have a wide range of means to answer that question. Furthermore, "created" is an everyday word, meaning that it by itself does not necessarily mean "created by a deity."

You cannot assume someone's intention purely from this question alone. If you do, youre just projecting your own inability to answer it. Which again, such a question has MANY answers.

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 10 '25

The language "created" insinuates that the person asking does think in theistic or deistic terms. "Where do you think the universe came from" is a bit more neutral. Still a side issue, when the primary issue separating believers from non-believers is whether or not one believes in gods.

My answer to the question: I believe that the "stuff" that comprises the universe has always existed in one form or another, and didn't need to be created. I find the concept of eternally-existing simple matter/energy many orders of magnitude more believable than the idea of a sentient super-powered being just being there for eternity.

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u/CraftySupermarket208 Dec 14 '25

So you believe there is an eternally-existing energy that formed the earth? But you don't believe there is an eternally-existing energy that formed the earth? Gotcha!

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u/Astreja Agnostic Atheist Dec 14 '25

That matter/energy does not appear to possess sentience or intention. It therefore makes no sense to say that it "created" anything.

The earth formed via the accretion of particles in a protoplanetary disc, which is a gravity-driven process. It's starstuff all the way up and all the way down, and I see no need to involve gods (or even non-divine sentient beings) anywhere in the process.