Funny how I started to question Islam in my friendgroup no one talked shit, and one of them refused to speak up about it cause he was afraid, but was ready to throw out jokes about Christianity's downsides when knowing there's already Christian in the group, a very generous kind person at that. i even lost a good friendship with an Islamic dude from my group because of it, he was kind and annoyed at how some people did manage to have talked shit about his religion just a while earlier than me. But like I support those so I didn't feel like I had to consult him. I was already losing interest in him after understanding how he thinks of me as an object as his religion already makes them do that. I don't care if he called himself kind or caring. So far he's anxious, doesn't talks about his true feelings but he's ready to cry in my other younger friend's dms about how depressed he is and close to killing himself. He's always like that which is why I can't do well with him- anyway the thing is. The moment I started talking about problems in Hinduism, they turned on me. They were calling me how wrong I was and I shouldn't talk about hinduism being a trash religion while I also said that I only support it's philosophy, not the religion itself. I can't believe how many people I might have offended ☠️

If I lose these people I have known for a long time just because I hold different ideologies than them, i am never going to make friends with religious people who can't accept me for my opinions and can't let me rant away. So good to be friends with athiest alone at this point. I want to question life and existence so I can make that meaning for my life, to question and evolve and live.

Now that i think of it, i will also post it on athiest sub .

And do you find that it tends to be for the same kind of reasons as ex-Muslims and ex-Christians?

What did you become after Hinduism?

If you became atheist, do you find that you tend to have most in common, in terms of values and worldview, with atheists from other religions? If Christian with other Christians? If Buddhist, with other Buddhists etc?

Most of the scriptures especially the Puranas mention so much detail about how a god inseminated someone and created a new deity. Then there are also stories of how gods had some petty quarrels with their spouses and also detail about why the quarrel began. My question is how did whoever write all these scriptures come to know about these things that were happening in the gods personal lives and that too in so much detail? Like were they spying on them or something?!

Look at us mortal humans, we don't disclose our personal problems nor our sex lives openly to the whole world. We might only disclose it to those very close to us or maybe some therapist if there's some unresolved problem. And humans who worship these gods certainly are not that close to them that could know about their personal lives in detail and also have the audacity to write about it for the whole world to know.

Isn't this something to think about from a logical perspective People just blindly follow and believe whatever BS is told to them.

Was speaking with an elderly (80+) relative yesterday during the weekend Ramayana marathon on TV. Started by showing that Ramayana happened in Treta Yug, which means it had to happen at least 864K years back. then showed them how modern human species arose around 300K years back and therefore Ramayana could not have happened and that Treta Yug is fictional. Then the person started questioning if Vedas were false if what I was saying was true and I encouraged referring to some of the weird passages in the Vedas. The topic of Sanatan dharma came up, and they could not tell me what Sanatan meant. I also showed them how non-ancient Sanskrit actually is. The relative is now questioning their world view and want to bring this up in some Dharm Sabha they are going to attend. They also seem quite agitated. I tried to pass everything off as a joke of an irreverent nastik but they are now not being able to see part the logic. I started the conversation to essentially shut them up about Ram and Ramayan but am now feeling guilty about shaking their worldview. They are 80 and don't think they really want to change, and simply want to cling to their comfortable beliefs.

Edit: Situation has resolved itself. The topic of Kashmiri pandits came up (not by me). Immediately “Hindu khatre mein hain” type flight or fight response kicked in. Indulged in a bunch of Hindu this and Muslim that, and now order is restored.

Need new mods for the sub.

Mostly you will have to remove posts/comments by trolls and approve posts by genuine people.

Reply here or send a mod mail.

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Need some activity on atheist subs to be a mod.

Are there any one here who converted to different religion?

I don’t follow Hinduism after I realised that there is no god and religion is just a group of people with mass hysteria.

I want to platform desi/south asian atheists - including ex hindus. Anyone interested?

I’m the creator of a British South Asian Male Podcast and I want to platform South Asian atheists/agnostics/humanists.

Made a video in fact Why I am an agnostic atheist and a humanist and why it matters. https://youtu.be/OIIa3UJCMhU

Pls don’t click unless you’ll watch tho or my CTR tanks lol

Posted it before on another account

https://amun-bains.medium.com/why-i-am-a-humanist-and-an-agnostic-atheist-and-why-it-matters-024329e165a8

that’s a condensed version in written form which is quicker to consume. i explain why i’m a humanist and link it to desis.

Sub if you’re cool

We are always portrayed in the media as religious people. that's false. Also sadly in our communities and certainly in south asia itself being a humanist/atheist can be seriously dangerous so we must speak out and create a global movement.

Everyone else has a platform except us. Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs … everyone. Never us.

25% of Brit Asians and 18% of Indians were not religious. Is the media reflecting that? No.

I created a subreddit for desi atheists r/desiatheists

Anyone interested in appearing?

contact here or on X (see Youtube for my name on X) should my reddit account not be available

I keep getting bans so that is why you see me across multiple accounts. I criticised Islam and since then reddit has hated me. Go figure.

Anyway, I’m from a Sikh background myself. Never pressured into religion thankfully but it’s so irritating being around other Asians. I can’t stand the religiosity and total intolerance for us as atheists - even Sikhs who literally follow a religion that encourages kindness towards all and unlike Islam doesn’t want to kill apostates.

Crazy world. I want to change it. Help me!

It just makes me so mad.... Hinduism can't comprehend women who don't want to have children but thinks periods are disgusting???

I understood not liking periods but like calling it disgusting and impure is just dystopian.

Also, why are pads covered in newspapers like they are drugs whenever you buy it?

Sigh

I thought this sub would have been nice to discuss dogmatism on and getting to know the views of ex-Hindus about Hinduism via discussion and debate but after reading through the posts and comments it seems like this sub is rather like a hate cesspool rather than discussion forum. Was it always like this?