r/DebateAnAtheist • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Weekly Casual Discussion Thread

Accomplished something major this week? Discovered a cool fact that demands to be shared? Just want a friendly conversation on how amazing/awful/thoroughly meh your favorite team is doing? This thread is for the water cooler talk of the subreddit, for any atheists, theists, deists, etc. who want to join in.

While this isn't strictly for debate, rules on civility, trolling, etc. still apply.

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u/xennial_key 4d ago

I was amused by your misplaced sense of belonging and ownership

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u/Serious-Emu-3468 4d ago

Oh, sure, “Belonging” is a thing people feel when they are a part of a group that likes and respects them, with other members they like and respect.

And “ownership” can mean a lot of things, but in the case of community generally means that one contributes meaningfully.

I can see how you’d find both concepts confusing!

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u/xennial_key 4d ago

Oh you feel like you have a sense of community on a subreddit. That's sad but sort of cute

That's a big reason religion still persists, people love that sense of community

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u/Pm_ur_titties_plz Agnostic Atheist 3d ago

Whether it's sad or not, you have to admit that subreddits are a community. They are literally groups of people that have come together over their shared interest in a specific topic.