Agreed.

One thing I have noticed after being on this site for a while is that as new people come on they have a tendency to ask the same questions that we've all heard before. for somebody who's heard those question too many times it can be frustrating but I also remember that I was new at one time too so I just pass them by and allow other new people to answer the new people's questions

I am in league with you, I joined an "atheist" group, but soon found it to be much more of an anti-theist group. I personally do not believe in any gods, but I have a number of friends and family members who do, and though I may think them somewhat misguided, I do not consider them stupid or evil. So I did not stay in that group. I agree with Isaac Asimov's take: "I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don't have to waste your time in either attacking or defending." The only times I get really upset about religion is when someone uses it to hurt someone else, or tries to instill it in government; otherwise I am content with letting people believe, or not believe, whatever they want.

Agree, how do we contribute towards different direction? By posting comments and questions on other topics. There are so many things we can talk about !!!!

Yeah. There are many newly unborn here still getting their land-legs by exploring what they have recently learned about themselves.

For those of us who have been free-from-stupid for years, some of these explorations seem tedious.

Those of us who do not "believe" are still in a minority. Many are still closeted. Some messages here are questions about how to respond to, and defend against, imbeciles who are very nearby and possibly able to significantly affect the lives of the "un-faithful."

Hence, many of us do respond with arguments, and information, to help support those in need.

There are many sub forums here that are on topic. So, explore more, and ignore the static, which is much less than at FB,...

Sometimes it is good for a person's mental-well being to take a break from social media. I don't think you have to quit forever.It is normal to feel the way you do. There is a type of people here that discuss other things than how religion is dumb,or illogical, (as I think). There are topics like pets, silly topics, I think you just have to be careful where you go. I am an atheist, and I see no need to be negative about religion, other people are the same way too. However, like any group, we have annoying people here too.

Just go to one of our many groups where religion is not even a topic. Skip over the religious discussions. Simple. Permit people to talk about what they wish. You go about the business of avoiding them

Your comparison with the Kardashians is funny; and I agree about the complaints and discussions being not interesting. However, some people have been traumatized by family using religion as a whip. My mother's family are fundamentalist Christian, who are essentially dead to me and I to them. There are many people here who do not discuss religion, including me. I'm sorry the people who feel the need to talk about their trauma make you want to quit social media. I hope you stay here.

I concentrate on the posts, categories, and groups that interest me and disregard the rest. Works for me.

I take it you're talking about the list of topics on the homepage? If you'll click the gear icon to the right of "Recent Member Activity" you can check "Religion and Spirituality" in the right column, "Show Less of these."

I don't see that many religious topics, and usually just skip those that get by the filter.

Point taken, though I sometimes thrive on the bashing. There are important reasons why religion should be brought down (to size) too. Taxes, predator priests, the ties to higher education ( and lower) Changing doctrine/false doctrine.

I click on maybe one post out of ten. Of those I comment on maybe one or two. There are posts about most everything so just don't click on stuff your not interested in. A lot of us were very religious for large portions of out lives and we like to share our experiences. I guess this is unpopular with you but just ignore us. No problem.

well, maybe. because there are categories here and you are perfectly free to skip the stuff that doesn't interest you. it's not like facebook, where you have to scroll past the pictures of tortured animals or deformed children in order not to see them. here you click on what you like and don't click on what you don't like. if subject lines still offend or tire you, then maybe you're in the wrong place. some of us feel as you do, and are only here to escape all the religious crap, and some of us are here to talk about our atheism. some of us are here for both, because it is all potentially interesting.

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There is a lot of that on here, but I just glide on by a lot of it, and don't worry about it, unless they have an interesting point I hadn't thought of.