Atheist vs. Antitheists

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I feel like everyone is putting words in my mouth. I never said antitheists are evil. I just don't feel like I fit in in most atheist communities online because of the overwhelming antitheist mindset.

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I feel that religion is not the root of evil, human beings are. Religion is just a lense through which bad people justify evil deeds. The desire to do ill is already there, they just use religion to interpret their desires into a framework of thought that supports their motivations.

You are forgetting that ideas affect people's desires and motivations. The desire to oppress another class of people wouldn't be present unless there was a pre-existing idea that they are somehow inferior and deserving of it. Often, the religion not only provides a framework to support such motivations, it dictates those motivations as well.

Oppression/Discrimination is an innate human instinct. You could falsify science...pervert it...and then claim it fits your reasoning. Same with religious documents.

Racial Scientists. You should blame science because it gave the framework to justify racism.