““As much as I criticise Christianity, atheism is probably worse.”
Well, the cool thing about atheism is that I don’t HAVE to give a fuck about anyone else’s opinion, even other atheists.
"At around the 1:06 mark [of this YouTube video], objectively Dan—who has a nose piercing, even though he is a man”
And this is an important part of the debate because…?
I mean, i appreciate you making it clear that your opinions are about as valid to my philosophy as any other Karen’s, but why do you think you have to point this out?
“—says that he is ‘unironically antinatalist’[…]
Veneloid, Rachel Oates, Captain Cassidy, Rationality Rules all appear to be antinatalists, at least practically”
Are they ACTUALLY antinatalsts? ACTUALLY stating no humans should have kids? Or just supporting the individual’s right to choose? Unlike those who feel that women must reproduce, or can only be true women by trying to?
“And so if you find the atheist movement distasteful—and I do— then, demographically, it probably won’t be around for much longer”
I did mention i don’t have to agree with other atheists, right? An antinatalist movement is like High School Sports to me, something that happens to other people.
“Transgenderism is also, arguably, a form of antinatalism,”
Except that of the four transgendered people I know, half of them have kids. In fact, like me, they have more kids than the bare minimum to replace themselves.
“as is homosexuality,”
Again, the number of gays with kids does tend to argue AGAINST this.
"and we know how frequent these pastimes are in atheism[…]”
Pastime? You know less about these people than about atheists.
“Such behaviour, in my view, is wholly consistent with atheism.”
We’d look pretty silly shouting “Nothing made you a Woman!” as if it meant they were wrong to take care of themselves
“As Bertrand Russell says: this is a philosophy of unyielding despair[…]”
I take it no one ever bought Bertie a decent LEGO set?
The Brick Testament builds scenes from the Bible such as Noah’s Ark and the bodies piling up from the flood, and so on.
“Given the heap of ruins that, anon, the universe is fated to become—The Atheism of Astronomy calls this: ‘drift’—then why not neuter oneself and dedicate one’s life to orgy and fetishes?”
I am neutered, but i have three kids. I am an atheist, but not dedicated to fetishes. I don’t think i have any. I have interests, and kinks, but nothing that i HAVE to have to get to my happy place.
And I’ve never organized or been invited to an orgy.
“The Atheism of Astronomy’s”
Such a weird way to say ‘science.’
“image of ‘drift’ is certainly a dreadful one.”
I can’t find any ‘drift’ in astronomy except stellar drift. Do you have a reference?
“We are all slowly drifting into non existence.”
I believe that’s called entropy.
"It is like there is a malevolent god, with a rubber eraser, rubbing us out, and thus erasing us.”
More like a windup toy that no one’s rewinding. Negligence, not malevolence.