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  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • Just to be clear, I'm an agnostic (likely atheist) liberal democrat, mechanical engineer and consider myself a pragmatic person. I'm trying to understand opinions and consider how they clash with my personal experiences in life so far. I don't necessarily think religious people are inherently bad or good. Do you have a specific stance on why someone would choose to engage with a religion? Based on other comments, it seems like you think religious people just want a reason to feel superior to others. Would you say thats accurate?

  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • That's an interesting point of view.

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  • I'm not a religious person. I had a long argument with a friend about the subject. I also spend a bit too much time reading reddit and lemmy comments. You can choose to think the question is in bad faith but I'm just trying to have a discussion and understand how people think on the subject.

  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • I don't think thats the roast you want it to be.

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  • Wrote the question based on some comments I'd seen on lemmy, reddit and conversations with friends. If you don't think many people believe hating someone based on their religion is morally correct, you should read some of the comments in this thread. It started with a long conversation with a close friend of mine. He considers himself an atheist and views religion and religious people as the root of most major evils in the world. I think its a reasonable premise based on my lived experience. Just curious what other people think.

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  • Your response just comes off the same way a guy might say something like "Sure I don't HATE gay/racial group/ethnic group people, I just dont want them to be around me" (a common sentiment I'd hear growing up) I recognize the distinction between choice you made though. I just can't quite seem to grasp why you may think people make that choice.

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  • If you consider someone's religion an opinion I don't think you've ever had a meaningful conversation with a religious person. Which is fine, just gonna lead to a fairly narrow view of the world.

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  • That's the part that I find interesting though.

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  • Bigotry specifically includes the hate for someone based on religion. At least based on the dictionary's definition.

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  • You would consider all religious people intolerant then?

  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • In the US or in general? Both is reasonable as well I guess.

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  • Interesting and well thought out reply, thank you.

  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • Would you consider yourself a bigot ?

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    Black Man found hanging in New Mexico

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  • Again, you're spreading misinformation. The second autopsy hasn't been released yet and even members of the victims family have come out to apologize for pushing that false narrative. I'm linking a reputable article below that came out hours ago stating all the facts on that specific case. You want an outcome thats easier to accept but doesn't currently have any evidence backing it.

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/08/trey-reed-blunt-force-trauma/

  • When does hating religious people start to make you a bigot.

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  • Hate the institutions not the members of them?

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    Black Man found hanging in New Mexico

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  • The first story you linked, false, one of the several outlits that stated blunt force trauma was involved. You're actively assisting the the spreading of misinformation because you want a specific outcome. The second autopsy information hasn't been released yet. Its almost like the people want this to be a hate crime because it would be easier to cope with. Do you have any idea how rarely the family or friends see suicide coming? It's almost never an open and shut case where the family just accepts it. You know why? Because it's fucking horrifically difficult to rationalize that someone you love so much would just give up and disapear.

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/08/trey-reed-blunt-force-trauma/

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    Black Man found hanging in New Mexico

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  • It seems like you'd be a very tough person to spend time with.

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    Black Man found hanging in New Mexico

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  • I appreciate that. Part of why this particular case is so magnetic for me. It feels like people want to create a divisive conspiracy supported by no evidence. That way they can get some white people bad points. Rather than admit we have a massive mental health crisis happening. Everyone should be trying to help one another, not use a tragedy to divide eachother further.