Whelp, make me feel good people

[drfuzzy]

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...did he really just go "Checkmate, atheists!" because some people, while sympathetic to his purported mental illness(es), pointed out he was being incredibly irrational?  And that he was somehow fishing for that?

Was it a failed attempt at trolling?

I'm honestly confused.

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Can you do the human race a favor and stop viewing everything as a debate? Because this isn't a debate.

I already know I'm wrong to think of atheism this way. I want to stop thinking like this. The goal of this thread was to just have people say that I have to stop viewing things in such a paranoid manner. If they simply sat their flat asses down and say, "judging people strictly by their belief system of choice is wrong, and we don't do that here," this would have not have happened. It was the easiest choice.

Allot were as easily as offended as a christian upon seeing a burning bible right at the first post. So I just decided, "fuck it, this is pointless," and decided to call atheists whatever I just called them. Not because of confirmation bias, because that would be against my interest, and not because I'm paranoid at the moment (note: part of depression and paranoia is that it goes on and off). But because it's clear you people don't want a form of reconciliation.

What I did however prove is that many are more interested in pushing a person away who is not perfectly, and I emphasize perfectly (as in still being on the fence), an atheist than actually just fitting that one last piece in. This is true of all parties really, but it seems to be many here are not immune to it either.

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Let's recap. I'll take the blame on this and say that by choosing a forum and not people face to face, I have instrumented the failure because I should of considered that anonymity breeds dick- one of the basic rules about the internet.

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Here is the summary of the first post:
-Frankly doesn't practice his beliefs, might as well be an atheist.
-I However expect the worst from people, and which can be a component of depression.
-I begin to hate people for no reason, and acknowledge this is not a good way to view people.
-One bad apple has become my first impression, forming a blanket statement.

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My goal in here is that I want atheists word for word to tell me in a welcoming manner that they're people just like any other.

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Instead I'm showered with more annoying stereotypes and humor that they think I'm not going to understand, that I perfectly understand. This was the exact opposite of my expectation, because I know allot of you are tired of the tribal nature that people have towards you. The stereotypes more than likely piss off allot, if not all of you. But with the results of the parent post, what's the point of reconciliation?

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There is none at this point because the lot of the guys posting here don't want to reconcile. They want the exact opposite in fact. They want there atheist populace to be as pure and strong together as ever.

Direct quotes from your OP:
* For me, I can only help but see the worst in people, everything really.
*I've been banned from study halls, tutoring centers and the library because I was very fucking angry. And I was arrested because I threatened a teacher who pretty much was as helpful as God.
*And we know about the bad apples on all sides, including yours.
*And considering the events that already ensued, I am not willing to be nice to other atheists and anti theists.
*I need to stop doing this and get on with my pathetic life.
*Okay, so there you go. So, how about all of you tell me about how I'm going to become a terreests or sum stoopid shit lolololo!1111!!! Presumably so I can hate you more. And if you don't, I'll assume God exists.
     Are you sure we don't know you under another name??  I'm pretty sure I have seen this type of rant before.  So no, the problem isn't your anonymity.  The problem is you started out with insults.  You acted like a dick before anyone even replied.

You want atheists word for word to tell you in a welcoming manner that we're people just like any other?  Sure, ok.  We're just people like any other.  Some here have been welcoming.  Some have also noted that we don't "decide" to be atheist.  We just don't believe god exists.
And there is no "atheist populace".  There is no statement of disbelief or tenets to follow.  We are all different.
      And we are all human.  So if you come in here and attack and insult us in every post, we're going to attack back.  We don't believe saints exist either, although many here are very gentle even with people raining insults on us as a group.  
     We are all human.  You want pleasant discourse, get rid of the insults.