/atheism/ - Atheism

How? Well, when god fearing mommy and god fearing daddy love each other very much, they take off their clothes, get into the wedlock and make love to each other.

>>9148

Many religions support having many children.

Catholics are only ok with sex if it serves procreation.

It's called the quiverfull movement. Combine that with poor living conditions and low education standards and you have a bunch of christians living under one roof with Stockholm Syndrome.

By means of sex.

Simplemindedness is attractive: it means no surprises.

>>9148

I think an evolutionary explanation works. Unconstrained reproduction maximizes the popularity of religions as memes, specially in uneducated societies. I don't think it is coincidence that many religious groups are so obsessed with controlling sex, and banning contraception and abortion.

Conservatism, religion, ignorance and a total disregard for the problems of overpopulation correlate with one another. Religious people are comparatively more lustful and have many children like fucking beasts because what their sexually-obsessed religions do is actually condone unlimited sex under special "traditionalist" circumstance. They don't tell you to be sensitive about the human footprint on Earth and the quality of life of already living beings. There's no ethical consideration for reproduction within marriage as long as you don't abort mindless proto-humans of the complexity of unicellular life, on the grounds that these proto-humans posses a supernatural soul they cannot define, let alone demonstrate. It's all very selfish. Religions can hardly survive without indoctrination of vulnerable young minds. For the priesthood to survive it is necessary that their followers have many kids. Have you ever seen a priest blaming poor couples for worsening the opportunities and quality of life of their children for every new kid they have??? No one else but parents, their ignorance and a bit of instinctive sexual impulse are responsible for the quality of life of their kids. I know the rich have no special right to reproduce, and feel no more sexual desire than the average of humans, but that is not an excuse for the suffering of new people when you are in charge for making them or not.

On the other hand atheism, agnosticism and irreligion are correlated with developed, educated societies. They don't have lots of offspring because they live longer, their few children have greater chances to survive so you don't need as many tries. Also they take part of more creative and intellectual activities, usually realize that what will make the world a better place is not passing your genes but passing your education; and finally have access and information to contraceptives, all these making sex a form of optional recreation.

>>9189

This. Also, literal baby duck syndrome.

>>9253

Trying really hard today, aren't you?

>>9148

Theism could be gone in a few generations if theist parents weren't brainwashing their children.

Why aren't us atheists breeding?

>"Muh overpopulation"

Africa and India are the primary spots of rampant overpopulation

>>9291

And then other dogmatic ideologies could still take their place.

>>9310

In many religions, particularly the Abrahamic ones, the greatest goal a person can achieve is to marry, have lots of kids, and bring them up in the religion. However having a large family no longer indicates prosperity. In fact many times it means just the opposite. It's never been easier to find someone who's willing to pop out a bunch of kids and barely scrimp by.

As countries become more secular you see a recognition of this slowly start to grow. There are more important and exciting things in life than having kids. Children can often hold you back from achieving your own goals and enjoying everything in life like traveling or dedicating yourself to a career. As such people are having fewer kids and they're having them later. The statistics are plain as day. People who have less kids are more affluent, educated, and yes, irreligious.

I personally don't really care how many atheists there are in the world. I also don't see it as a weakness. Like we "as a group" should start trying to outbreed Christians or muslims. Not siring a whole brood of children as soon as you hit 18 is an indication of good foresight and intelligence if anything.

And yea countries like Germany or Norway don't really have to worry about overpopulation. Instead we can rightfully blame the Catholic Church for doing everything in their power to keep the poor and stupid in their place. Demonizing contraceptives so they stand no chance of moving upwards and spreading the suffering unto their many children. This isn't the case in India and China however. They just have a shit education system for the common people.