Atheists turning to cult behaviour?

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If you are for real FSE and we've had a lot of misunderstandings due to language barrier, then I apologize. I did try really hard to understand, and to try and see what help would be possible.

It appears to me that you may still have the dogmatic thinking of religion hounding you and making you feel like atheism should somehow follow its structure. But it's absolutely nothing like religion. I don't know much about India, but maybe the kind of behaviour you witness is typical there, I don't know. Maybe they don't stop being sexist when they become atheist. I've not witnessed any of this behaviour myself, online of off. I hope one day you can find a group of atheists who are more respectful and that you are comfortable with.

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Hmmm, really? I've not heard about this. I've heard a lot of whining, and people whining about whining, but I have no idea of the facts. You think these women really are receiving all this stuff? If so that's repulsive.

It is true, unfortunately. Of course it's not Richard Dawkins sending rape threats (I hope) - no one is saying that. There's this weird continuum of prominent people and organizers ignoring the issue, and the scum feeling encouraged by that, and ignorant remarks by prominent people like the entire "Dear Muslima" nonsense and worse.

That is really weird, I had no idea. How awful. Why on earth are they ignoring it? I watch the atheist experience all the time and I've not heard anything about this.

What the fuck's the matter with people? Why are they doing this? I find it hard to believe that your average rational sceptic would behave that way and send crap like that.