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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 60 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (13 children)

Soo what is the message here? Atheists are incel neckbeard basement dwellers and god is as real as one of their mother?

Edit: Oh wait I misread the comic in the most funny way! I read it as "my mum god" as if he stopped believing in his mum as a deity. Tired brain plays weird tricks.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Soo what is the message here?

That proselytizing about atheism without considering the needs and character of your audience can be just as bad as religion doing the same.

Love is more important than being right, and the son in the comic very clearly didn't show any. As soon as he proved his point, he left to go celebrate with his friends rather than spend time with his mother. He failed to show her that just because there is no big sky god doesn't mean that is no love.

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not shown is the mother hatefully oppressing others due to her religion.

Religion can be both helpful to those that follow it while also causing those same people to do or support horrific things in its name.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 18 points 3 days ago

Not shown is the mother hatefully oppressing others due to her religion.

Yes. Exactly. "Not shown". That's not part of this comic. You've brought it in all on your own. You've missed the point of the comic if that's what you're focused on. Everybody here knows that religion can harm people. That's not the point of this comic. The point is that the way the son character went about his goals was exactly as destructive as the way that religion does. It was a warning to ensure that your discussion include love for the people behind the discussion, and not just hate for them for being wrong.

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