Black Folk Don't: Do Atheism
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- When is the last time you met a black atheist? Having faith has been a long tradition for black folk in the US and across the world? So is it true that black folk don't do atheism?
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I am a proud black atheist. I feel lucky to be in the small percentage of black folks who can see the truth.
Me too black ppl brain wash
So am I. It's lonely sometimes because as a black woman, I'm really in the minority. Most black women are very heavily indoctrinated. We make up the majority of the black church and when it comes to the lord,....well...you should already know.
IamVickie Totally with you. I think it’s always assumed I’m religious because I’m a black girl. Jokes on them. 😭
Marcel stay strong brother👍🏿
Why?
I'm a black atheist and I'm proud of it
+Ricarri Berry Me too bro! I know I'm proud of my atheism too!
Puerto Rican black atheist in da house
I have your back bra!
💯
Same here!
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Desmond Tutu
*****
Interesting - I've always seen that quote attributed to Tutu - which I thought was odd considering he's a bishop :-)
I can't imagine Desmond saying that lol. That would sound like he's questioning his faith.
religion has always been a good control mechanism, not just to control the blacks. Ruling class has always used it to pacify the masses and to keep the society orderly.
Synthesizerpatel that gave me the chills
@Astute Cingulus yes
I am atheist. I have love and happiness in my life without religion. I do not need to explain away the oppression that my ancestors survived by way of "god's plan"
A black person actually said that slavery was god’s plan and we were meant to be Christian 😮
Black atheist here.
Me too!
Me too, I'm also a black atheist and proud of it too, I used to be a Christian so long ago but I gave that up at the age of 17 and never looked back
Agnostic Neo-Confucian here.
I Am a atheist& I don't believe heaven or hell God nor the devil. I believe in fact not a book that tells me how to live my life right.
shaun Brown we'll my friend I just stated that already.
+shaun Brown I don't believe in anything
shaun Brown any thing that relates to religion just the truth&morals of life course.
look it up:)
shaun Brown look it up :)
Black, female atheist. We're out there.
Hey girl, I see you!
Yes we are. 💜
💯💯💯
Absolutely.
Refreshing to read this and the replies. Much love to all of you, a non-black irreligious ally
I'm a proud Black Atheist and I believe my daughters are also. That makes me extra proud
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I'm Nigerian USA and I'm an ⚛️ too my mom been told me god wasn't real.
God made us ,he is perfect ad knows everything about us. So as he is so loving,he understands why we feel the way we do.
@@roveruff3360 Only that this shit is only in the form of a comment and has no ground in reality, you yt supremacists should stop this shit, light or white does not mean good
@@roveruff3360 can u prove ur claim or is u just happen to read to much fairytales
@@bharathdeva9407 it's called sarcasm.
I am black I am athiest
What always bugs me the most about some of these people is that they love to praise God for getting them out of shit situations but the never blame him for putting them in that shit situation to begin with.... Delusional as fuck
^agree
Agree +2
+Clockwork Carlos They tend to blame it on poor Luci or say that god works in mysterious way.
Agree
Agree ×100
Came out to my mum as Agnostic... She said okay but asked me to read my bible more. Pretty much sums that up.
Considering the atrocities in the bible,reading it, like from beginning to end, would probably be detrimental to any type of faith a person still has
Agnostic is not good enough.
How do you come out as agnostic. Isnt everyone agnostic? I feel like most people dont know what agnostic means
@@arefallout No I think that most people who are religious genuinely claim that they KNOW a god exists and agnosticism is saying I don't know.
@@laylasing1432 you can claim whatever you want. Its different then what you really know
I'm a black atheist. My brother's a black atheist. There are plenty of black atheists.
We exist and the numbers are growing, but I wouldn’t say plenty.
I recently converted from being christian to atheism. I told my so called friends who are black christians and they said I'm going to hell because I dont believe in God. And they act different around me now, and I still act the same. I explained why I dont believe in God anymore because I have more knowledge about the history of religion and especially christianity and I actually read the bible from genesis to the end of the new testament and decided that the bible is a fairy tale literally. And I believe in science because it requires proof, religion do not.
They were never your friends in that case
dcj5885 Technically, the term is deconverted...Just sayin'...
dcj5885 - the path to atheism is littered with bibles that were actually _read_ by the atheist.
It requires a serious mental deficiency to actually read the bible for yourself and _still_ think that it's true.
The same applies to the Quran as well.
Absurdities abound in both of those religious texts, and no _reasonable_ person could believe either one.
That's not "converting" atheism is not a religion, it is the lack of belief in gods or religion
dcj5885 there's no hell to go to another form of slavery over our minds
I am black and I am an Atheist.
Damn this was a breath of fresh air, nice to see my fellow black people at least question religion/god.
If you seek you shall find God. Why do you ignore him when he lives you so much? He sent his son to die for you. And you'll just do him like that? When you run away from God, Satan always gives you the first boat. Satan is a liar. Why do belong to the world? I didn't first focus on the rapture and sin, I first focused on his live. The understandings and answers will come after that. Ignore religion Jesus didn't die to start the Catholic religion or Ortodox. Just trust him personally, he want's a relationship not religion. You don't work for your salvation, it's free for y'all to receive
I was sent from God.
He tells you today:
He is not religious.
He didn't put a bunch of rules you have to follow,
It was pwople that did.
Those are false.
Only way you can come to God
is you coming to his son.
His son died on the cross of calvary,
For YOU.
So you may come to God
and heaven with him.
God focuses on the individual,
you are that one.
He loves you so much,
He created you,
He shaped you,
He formed you.
Why don't you accept his love today.
All you have to do
is to come to the cross
Ask Jesus for forgiveness by saying
you're sorry.
That's where the journey of passing from death to life begins
Full of future blessings for you.
I hope your heart be open and touched.
God bless you, Amen.
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"I love you"
-God
God loves you.
Fastest way to atheism, is to ACTUALLY read your bible. Start from page 1...
I recently did. Noah is more ridiculous than I remembered. I mean...his boat was smaller than the titanic! Like really?? 🤦♂️
@@sphumelelesijadu stfu atheist.
@@juance2262
You should probably read it too
Facts
@@sphumelelesijadu I had already I’m still a Christian.
I've only ever met 2 black atheists. One of them was in the "atheist closet" because he was afraid to be ostracized from his family. Sad.
It's 2023 and I've been a atheist since my mid teens. I'm 35 yrs old now. Cheers to all other black atheists out there
What about black satanists.
Cheers!💯
I'm atheist and African-American. The Black Panther Party was atheist so it's not like modern black atheist folk like me re-invented the wheel or anything.
The New Black Panther Party isn't atheist though, in fact the new black panther party is a black supremacist group
The New Black Panther party has nothing to do with the old one. Members of the original party tried to sue the new one for using their name to promote their stupidity.
checkunderyourbed Yeah it's made up of mainly former members of The Nation Of Islam. It's pretty much a hate group unlike the old one which was more left wing revolutionaries.
And? The black panthers were wiped out in 20 minutes.
Their black power was more like the power of a mosquito.
The power of God on the other hand has sustained the black American from day one.
Too bad you guys don’t read the Bible. God’s people are not exempt from trials and tribulations nor injustice.
Were they not Muslims?
Why do people think that in order to be atheist you have to put forth effort. I didn't read the bible and became Atheist through extreme effort. As a African American woman being Christian or religious at all isn't for me. Especially Christianity, I am and the women in this video by some bible standards are not even suppose to be voicing their opinions they are to remain silent not only at church but ALL THE TIME.
"Also that women should adorn themselves modestly and sensibly seemingly apparel, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly attire but by good deeds, as benefits women who profess religion. Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness. I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent."
So no thanks, I'll keep my atheism and the rights I deserve not just as a woman but as a fucking human being...
If you seek you shall find God. Why do you ignore him when he lives you so much? He sent his son to die for you. And you'll just do him like that? When you run away from God, Satan always gives you the first boat. Satan is a liar. Why do belong to the world? I didn't first focus on the rapture and sin, I first focused on his live. The understandings and answers will come after that. Ignore religion Jesus didn't die to start the Catholic religion or Ortodox. Just trust him personally, he want's a relationship not religion. You don't work for your salvation, it's free for y'all to receive
I was sent from God.
He tells you today:
He is not religious.
He didn't put a bunch of rules you have to follow,
It was pwople that did.
Those are false.
Only way you can come to God
is you coming to his son.
His son died on the cross of calvary,
For YOU.
So you may come to God
and heaven with him.
God focuses on the individual,
you are that one.
He loves you so much,
He created you,
He shaped you,
He formed you.
Why don't you accept his love today.
All you have to do
is to come to the cross
Ask Jesus for forgiveness by saying
you're sorry.
That's where the journey of passing from death to life begins
Full of future blessings for you.
I hope your heart be open and touched.
God bless you, Amen.
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"I love you"
-God
God loves you.
I'm a Black Atheist....will def be "coming out" to my family before x-mas....I am not taking the time to attend any church services ever...unless it is a funeral that is....maybe wedding
Congratulations bro, I've found that after a while your family will just quit talking about it around you because the sense you'll make regarding religion will begin to tap into their own contradictions. Many will project on you though, after THEY engage YOU in religious rhetoric, they'll pretend its you trying to change them, which isn't the case.
Hey you can still celebrate the winter solstice like I do!
Same here! Atleast your folks are Christian, mine are Muslims, that's a whole different ball game!
Wish you best of luck bud! :)
Congrats family to expressing yourself to you family. It was always a dirty little secret of mines which I did tell nobody until randomly my father sat me down and ask.
I love being an atheist
being a freethinker is the best thing in my life
I too am from New Orleans, I am a full atheist, I'm Creole, & I wear shirts that shows my atheism. Yes I get looked at I get scorned at but I don't care what they think cuz I'm not a slave and my mind is free
+TruckerExile E I'm from Baton Rouge, and I'm an atheist as well.
I am from New Orleans as well and proud to be an Atheist! Good to see that 504 representing.
Is it true most blacks in New Orleans are Catholic?
Then you are pushing your beliefs or opinions on me, so fuck off.
@@darthnicholas8528yep
I became agnostic by age 15 and was atheist by age 18.
Same here. By 18 for me, too. Am a senior now.
Lucky you. I wish I would have discovered atheism sooner. All this god crap is a waste of time
taken from your homeland stripped of your humanity and belief system, and forced to believe in the same god that permitted them to own slaves. and they still choose to believe in him....I dont get it.
I'm happy to be an black atheist 👍😎👍
I'm from Ohio
What part of Ohio ?
I am from Ohio too.
A lot of black folks are atheists. They just don't have a reason to be candid about it. The question on whether a god exists or not is not something that comes up in daily interactions in our community. I'm an atheist, and I have a few cousins who are. They've never told me, but I get the gist since they don't attend church and are educated. Any person who doesn't attend church and never refers to a deity by saying "thank God" or "the devil is bad"are more than likely atheist. Atheists just don't have a reason to be candid. It's not important to us.
True.
FlyingPanda A little bit of both, but I don't think most black families would distance themselves from relatives for being atheists.
inquisitive871 - I'm a Caucasian atheist, and when I was young (much younger than 10) I mistakenly expressed doubt to my father, and he literally beat me bloody just for doubting.
The message is: If it isn't safe to admit you are an atheist, keep your mouth shut, and work at getting out of there.
Religious people can sometimes be real cunts if their weird ideas are questioned.
You are not alone.
It's hard to date when you're black & atheist.
+Autry Bluford It's hard to make friends when you're atheist/agnostic, as well, as many people tend to want to push their religious beliefs on you. I I have personal experience with this, sadly.
+VLM123
I just got friends from other races.
+VLM123 : Truly sorry to hear that. I've known a number of atheists and agnostics who have gone through similar struggles with their families. But then again, it can also depend on the demographic where one lives. I've had the fortune of living on the "right" and "left" of the nation, physically and philosophically, and I have learned that though there is religion everywhere, Christianity doesn't seem as pressure-driven here in the Pacific NW, as opposed to the midwest, and especially in the south.
Autry it's a lonely life
the first slave ship from africa was called the "good ship Jesus"
So... Whats your point? How does this negate a deity's existence?
@@akeemlesane3703 That alone obviously doesnt. But Christian's love to behave as if there fairytale is the source of morality in this world, and that without it there is no good in the world. I've yet to see or hear any compelling evidence for a deity. Though I understand why people believe. It's an easy way out of answering a very complicated and hard to answer question.
I am a proud non believer and ever since I became one, I have become more at peace
Same
Stay believing in the oppressive faith that our oppressors gave us, Stop being closed minded also original Africans knew no Christianity until the euro conquering of africa they had many Gods so saying 1 god vs many whats the difference one or many
It's like black people need a Master to serve...
I heard a black girl saying "Are you saying that science overrules the bible?" Actively seeking an authority figure does seem bizarre to me, whatever colour you are. I do notice it more in black people though, especially in a religious context. Just something that needs working on I guess, peace.
Some of these people have REALLY twisted the definition of Atheism! If you ask me if "God" is real, all I can say is that I honestly don't know, but if you ask me do I personally believe in a "God", my answer would be NO!
Religions shackle the mind... Wasn't the physical body being shackled cruel enough?
"When is the last time you met a black atheist? "
I've never met Neil DeGrasse Tyson but he certainly is a black man and an extraordinary individual. His passion for science is inspiring.
There are not many of us, unfortunately.
Honestly I think there are more black atheist then we like to believe...they are just afraid to come out or they have doubts and don't want to face them
Actually over 90% of us ARE atheists but most are too afraid to admit their doubts because they would lose their family/community. No one actually thinks gods/devils are real. It is just posturing to maintain social status. If they did believe, they would live life very differently.
@@TheOG-GG Excellent point, but I wouldn’t highball the percentage to that degree.
Black and Atheist! Proud of it...
I've met other black male atheist but females lol the black female (majority) can't let it go
They do get the worst of both worlds
A Gay Black Male Christian is more welcome in the black community than any atheist lol we still got a long way to go.
The only other Black atheists I've met in person have been women.
Black female atheist lesbian checking in here.
@XxKhoisanxX Goddess Black female heterosexual checking in. We are a minority for sure because black women are so very heavily indoctrinated. They don't play when it comes to their savior hunie. 😂
MY PEOPLE, WE/ YOU ARE YOUR OWN SAVIOR ! LISTEN TO YOUR BODY EAT GOOD , MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES, TREAT OTHERS GOOD, AND GO TO THE DOCTOR, PLEASE . Alot of us loose in life "leaving it in Gods hands" SMH!
It’s so interesting she said god had helped black people from the beginning of time but then her next words are “from slavery on..” like black people didn’t exist before slavery. Really weird
I find it funny how christains are athiest to many other Gods that the "reject," but get offended when we don't believe in theirs. Their arrogance is of a hypocrite and of double standards. How do you know YOUR God is the RIGHT God?
Free RockoutWoop they don't. They just believe it all on faith. Doesn't make sense but, for them, it doesn't need to because God is mysterious. That's the excuse.
Maybe it's time to give atheism a try.
No that’s shit.
@@juance2262 Nah it's great you can stay home Sundays unless you have work and it's great for the knee too. Sure it's not great if you need quick and easy answers to get you through life.
I am extremely closeted about being Atheist.
My mom is the only family member who I've talked about it with openly. She has never treated me differently, but does believe 'it is a phase'.
I wish more than anything to find black friends who accept me as a weird Atheist who likes vintage fashion. I feel so disconnected from my community.
Renita your’re not alone in the this world of made to believe.
No need to feel alone. Black Christianity is where our people placed all their hopes for freedom. See the Black Church as a monument of the Black Heart.
We live in a society where the majority are conditioned, delusional and indoctrinated
"Atheism takes too much work. I'm just a non-believer." hahahahaha
There have always been Black Atheists. I have spent the better part of the last five decades researching religions. We have a rich history of non-belief.
So if there's no magic man in the sky, we don't have enough common sense to still understand that we should value each other and promote unification? Does our overcoming our oppressive history have less meaning if there is no heavenly deity? To me, it would equate to an even greater testament of our resilience as a culture. In my opinion, religion is one of the things that continues to keep people of color from reaching their full intellectual and social potential. If one wishes to practice religion, it is surely one's right, but to imply that one cannot be genuinely black without a theistic world view is just plain repugnant.
GOD'S PROBABLY NOT REAL.
SO STOP WORRY AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
Cain k Carter if he is
he's an asshole
I love the guy at 4:34 "I think the theory of religion is complete.. Bullshit.. honestly" YES!
If there is a God and me being a non believer and I do go to Hell im sure my Hell will be filled with all of the good hypocritical "Christians' that drove me away from religion in the first place
Proud black atheist ✊🏾✊🏾
Where are your gods when children are murdered? If they're so benevolent? When you make it through tough times, thank the people who actually helped you; the doctors, lawyers, EMTs, nurses, philanthropists, HR directors, firefighters, bosses, fans co-workers workers and other tangible people with proper training. Then look inward and thank yourself for keeping focused on making it through.
I can't like this comment enough. I completely agree with you. Whenever someone is cured of their cancer, it's always "omg a miracle, thank you Jesus!!!" Instead of "Wow those doctors really did a good job removing that cancer. Thanks for the hard work and support!"
Thank you, krysellTG!
KryselITG Good point.
"Skin colour doesn't dictate how you think." No, but a feeling of loyalty to your "people" can, whether that is to your race, your family, your church. There are plenty of people out there not following their own heart. If you have six brothers who all graduated college, you are likely to feel the pressure to go yourself. It is so refreshing to finally see people talk about the fact that stereotypes don't just come out of thin air. Stereotype is just another word for culture.
YES IAT DOES TO A LARGE EXTENT QUITE OFTEN!!!
It's their "dirty little secret", because you'd beat them down if they were vocal.
im black and atheist
Proud Black Atheist here 💪🏾
Atheism is very touchy with Black folks. I have a good friend and he and I used questions the behavior of the characters in the Bible. He told me I was the one Black person he share these question with. And I told him the same. Years later he got deeper into the Christian faith. I, on the other hand decided I didn't believe in the Biblical god or his son. Once I told my mother of my decision, no one else mattered.
Yea, when I told my mom it was easy to share with everyone else.
A big reason for this is that the education system has failed the black community. Education in the sciences for one. Religion is tribal by nature, it takes a strong individual to think outside their peer pressured childhood indoctrinated environment.
Dave absolutely!
♥ this. We're out there! Black Atheists!
There are many Black atheists but they keep it to themselves.
True
The mere fact that you have to believe lets you know the notion of god is erroneous.
Creator/Creatress force perhaps, yes. Man in the clouds, no. Ankh Udja Seneb
This is an amazing video. It does an incredible job of being informative in a very short period of time. It would be nice to see more videos like this, that explain why people tend to be religious, rather than why people should, or should not, be religious. It's so much more helpful and so much less divisive.
That slap upside their heads from their parents still is felt every time they start thinking about doubting god.
I'm damn sure a black atheist! That's the bottom line. A skeptic to my heart and proud to say it.
If you don’t question what you believe and what you are told, then what stops you from being convinced to believe in pretty much anything since you’ll never dare question it.
I remember playing a game with my extended family (not by blood) - a word association game, the name of which I can't remember. Someone gave a clue: "People you stay start away from," and the guests first choice was atheists. The crazy party is everyone else in the room was nodding their head and saying what a great answer that was.
Not the most comfortable moment for a non-believer...
I like the uncommitted non believer, he seems to know all the answers
Not for me., I'm a black atheist and proud if it.
I'm 41...been Atheist since 2002!!!!!!
I’m agnostic cause I’ll admit it’s possible that something is out there
we already know there is something out there. Galaxies and such.
The brother at 4:43 succinctly summed it up.
Proud to be black and atheist. If you're a black Christian you have a short memory.
Non-Black atheist here (Mex-Amer), and reading comments from so many Black atheists makes my heart swell with happiness for you all. I've read of the incredible role that the Black church has played in Black history, and I get it. It was a safe haven for Black people to rejoice, to find comfort, love, friendship, and to strategize (is that a word?) plans for the promulgation of equal civil rights. It was the safest possible haven for enslaved Black people who's camaraderie for one another was the lifeblood of every single person there. As a whole, it was the only "solid" thing they had.
At least this is my understanding of it. I could very well be wrong.
Anywho, seeing all of your comments makes me proud of each of you. You are so brave. ❤
I'm black. I've been an atheist since 2007. I've never looked back.
I am black and atheist. Why would you presume to be spokesperson for all black folk? Are you that arrogant?
Black Atheist over here. Proud of it too.
Living in Ghana, it's exciting to watch the number of African atheist / freethought groups springing up across the continent. We are even starting to discuss the idea of an African atheist network! The woman on the video who spoke about disconnection from community put her finger on the problem. Fear of loosing family, friends & the possibility of a good job is very real. But in Ghana, our Humanist Association provides an alternative support network for Ghanaian atheists and a space to speak.
I'm a black atheist and proud of it.
I’m a black agnostic atheist
Black Agnostic here. Ever since I started going to College a long time ago, I've started to develop an open mind and thinking critically about a lot of things. Reading the Bible also got me to question God's existence as well as learning about other religions. Those things just got me to feel doubtful about my faith. I believe there are plenty of black people who are either agnostics, atheists, or spiritual but not religious; they just fear too much about making it obvious to their family and friends. Luckily, I live in WA, which is considered to be one of the least religious states in the country. Oh and Morgan Freeman is an Atheist, and Neil Degrasse Tyson is an Agnostic.
There really is no need for a person that sees the idea of a god to be mythology to say anything to anyone.
@BladerNation sorry, not your adversary.
No the black spiritual but not religious people feel free and proud to say their beliefs out loud all the time lol. Just like the black Muslims. Believing in a different God is less worst than believing in no God to them. By their logic "at least Spiritual people and Muslims still believe in a God unlike you".
Thank God I'm black and Atheist!
I’m a black atheist
Im black & im atheist
I have never been to Europe but I have friends that have told me the same thing. I'm a black atheist and I think one of the main reasons why atheism is so rare in American communities is that in Europe more people know evolution is a fact, that religion is not the solve all end all solution to problems, and quite honestly more progressive culturally. I mean right now in America Tennessee has passed a law requiring schools to teach bible studies in public schools its sad.
In the words of Greydon Square:
"In lyrical debate, Imma throw everything plus the sink
I’m a black atheist and there’s more of us then you think
Whadja think? That I would just sit up and just let you cheat?
Never as long as there’s a beat and a single breath in me.
Imma keep attacking, every religious faction
Every single section, If I didn’t mention yours
Every missed rapture, every single infection
If I fail to mention yours then you’ll get it next then."
tebows fade, sagans tends to last forever!
I'm a black and proud atheist! It took me years to accept but I'm here!
I'm a proud Atheist living in the Caribbean, I was born and raised, and indoctrinated into Christianity from Childhood,
And I believed for a long time, but after doing my own research and reading the Bible, I have gotten new information
That showed me something different from just mere faith, if religion, not just Christianity, if any religion was true, if
Religion was good, we Africans would not be allowed so much of it.
Faith would not be necessary, if God's existence were a proven fact of reality, if the only way you can accept an assertion
Is by faith, Then you're admitting that the assertion cannot be taken on it's own merits. if something is true, we don't
summon or conjured up faith, Instead, we use reason and logic to prove it. with faith you don't have to use your cognitive
Skills, you can just say I believe, Truth does not ask to be believed, it ask to be tested.
Well said!
I'm always annoyed be the "black community's faith".
But reading some of the comments here give me hope.
+Antonio Kinsey Well if u aren't black then why does it bother you?
Do this in 2021
I PROUDLY SUPPORT BLACK ATHEISTS! Atheists rock!
People like many of the ones in the video are the reason my friends and I are afraid to say we're atheists.
I never believed in this human fantasy of a God.
Had two strokes and I didn’t once think of anything except getting to the hospital and I’m ok.
She said we survived all that hardship, my question is why did your God put us in that hardship when so many blacks believe in God?
Im black i dont beileve in god
If any Christian or member of any other religion would reads this and would like to ask me about my atheism please feel free! I'm originally from the Caribbean, but now living in the states raising a family.
Black people can come together worship an imaginary guy in the sky, but can't get together to hold each other up, support each other and build black wealth.
Proud Black Non Believer checking in
Speak for yourself. Im black 61 year old. I'm finally free
"Black Folk Don't: Do Atheism" - oh yes we do! Also:
2:17 - I get it, but why are we not permitted to ask where God scampered off to when times got hard in the first place?
2:44 - Shouldn't we be asking why God didn't fix/prevent the hardship in the first place?
3:58 - This guy gets it.
5:11 - Yep, this.
I can relate more to someone who has become atheistic or at least asked the question. Regardless of skin colour, I would value that over other traits.
4:28 Too much effort? I don't really see how. Most active groups involving atheism(eg. FFRF) are more of just general secular groups. But no matter, I suppose the label of atheist does also have drawbacks, such as the stigma normally associated with it.
+Kinky Fish that got me too. I think he is referring to education and that's it's too much effort to be educated.
+Kinky Fish To many think atheism means being like the ones all over CZcams, actively arguing against theists. I am just glad he didn't say "agnostic", because most people also don't know what that means. "Nonbeliever" is a perfectly good description, being essentially a synonym of "atheism", without all the misunderstanding about that word.
Jeff C Secularist also works.
Kinky Fish That is an ideology. He seems to be avoiding explicitly adopting an ideology, which is how many people view "atheism".
It's too much effort not to believe in Santa Claus. So I just believe he does exist, it's easier.
(This is exactly how this sounds to my ears. Not only is it nonsensical in the sense that having an active belief doesn't even take any effort, let alone _not_ holding that belief being _more_ difficult somehow, but also, wouldn't it be *much* harder to believe Santa exists..? Like you'd have to be _pretty_ hardcore ignorant-- like purposefully and wilfully ignorant-- just to entertain the notion, wouldn't you..?)
I am a black atheist and a black bush-crafter and I hate it when I hear black people speaking for all of us.
Black folks beat "blackness" into each other even it's misguided or carrying negative traits. Now it's so bad that non blacks think it's ok to stereotype a black person based on things like food, speech patterns, religion etc because of the way the louder segments of black culture have pigeonholed black experience