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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 191 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine that you're trying to shoot a baby

No I don't think that I will.

[-] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks ago

It's that "I'd commit murder if it wasn't illegal" mentality. Like "O RLY!?"

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 130 points 3 weeks ago

In order to verify that this wasn't a coincidence, I would need to repeat the experiment on multiple babies.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 48 points 3 weeks ago

Verification is proof and proof denies faith.

That's not how the magic sky man deal works.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago

Okay, that's great Jesus, but I'm still going to need to poke you in the spear hole before I buy this Third Day Resurrection bullshit.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 18 points 3 weeks ago

Brand new sentence.

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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 90 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, but I'd definitely put that necklace on anyway. Not like the baby knew anything about religion, but it still worked for him; should work for me, too.

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 41 points 3 weeks ago

Cast it into the fire! Destroy it!

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[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 43 points 3 weeks ago

you're trying to shoot an indestructible christian baby

I really want to know why I would be trying to shoot said baby in the first place. Is it the antichrist? Am I being blackmailed? Is this some sick bet?

[-] Leviathan@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago

What do Christians think atheists spend their time doing?

[-] multifariace@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Asking questions. The most vile of sins.

[-] chippydingo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Plotting to murder babies obviously. Post-birth abortions are a thing according to Fox News...no /s

[-] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 weeks ago

Shooting babies?

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

Satanic orgies, drugs, dancing and other fun stuff.

[-] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 weeks ago

Funny how they keep relying on impossible hypotheticals.

[-] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't that, like, the whole book?

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[-] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 34 points 3 weeks ago

Needs a Christian to even come up with the idea to shoot at a baby....

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 30 points 3 weeks ago

They get weirdly intricate with their baby death fantasies

[-] Cellari@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

I mean... Why did the God not protect the baby anymore? Is the crucifix a required magic catalyst or something to get Gods protection? Do we have any known cases where the catalyst was not needed?

I think I'm closer to solving the riddle of Gods power...

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Lack of object permanence. The baby stopped being a Christian when the crucifix was gone

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[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 weeks ago

That depends, if I shoot the baby and they die immediately, as if they took a shotgun blast to the face, would you become an atheist?

[-] TDCN@feddit.dk 9 points 3 weeks ago

I think I'd be convicted of assisted murder...

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 22 points 3 weeks ago

wouldnt it be the anti-christ, since hes technically indestructible. jesus can be killed by normal humans.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe don't shoot the baby?

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 points 3 weeks ago

Literally impossible without having Jesus in your hearts.

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[-] andyburke@fedia.io 21 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing scarier that someone who believes in shit they can't see that encourages them to be violent.

[-] Technus@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 weeks ago

What happens when the baby turns to red mist? Is that just "part of God's plan"?

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[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Siethron@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Just because the amulet of protection in the shape of a crucifix doesn't mean it has anything to do with god. Wizards are mischievous.

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[-] Tiral@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 weeks ago

Why would I be shooting a baby with a shot gun?

I'm an evil atheist, but Christians want to shoot babies with shot guns. Seems legit.

[-] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 15 points 3 weeks ago

I haven't build my identity around not believing in gods. Show me compelling evidence and I'll reconsider. Shotgun pellets bouncing off a baby would definitely offer food for thought.

[-] thefrozenorth@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

It's christians who kill babies. Gaza, Iran, and the grandaddy of them all-the Oklahoma Federal Building.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

They have atheists and vampires confused I think

[-] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

the question is designed to trick anyone who engages with it into conceding that they would shoot a baby, and then they can turn around and say "atheists want to shoot babies"

[-] aldhissla@piefed.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Got a few issues with this one.

  1. Nobody goes out trying to shoot indestructible christian babies with a shotgun. They're indestructible and shells cost money.
  2. Is having the cross forcefully removed supposed to make the baby no longer christian, indestructible, or "christian indestructible" (and if so, what's that?)?
  3. Would converting therefore involve or require equipping the amulet I've looted off the now dead baby? And if so, will I lose my christian indestructibility if I take it off?

In essence, would you change your religion if it gave an attunement bonus to something you wore (and perhaps have looted off a murdered faithful)?

Tbf, it'd be worth the shitload in church tax I'd then have to pay... if it worked. Which is the trouble with these religious relics anyway, eh?

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I'd probably start believing in magic necklaces. Then I'd start down a dangerous path of experimentation to test the limits of the necklace's invulnerability enchantment.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I’d dislike a god even more choosing to allow such a test to proceed. It’s a variant on the “Trolley Problem”.

What kind of god would sacrifice an infant to prove belief instead of just popping in with a booming voice and saying “Yes, I’m real you morons!” to prove it?

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

I've missed the Christian baby genre and haven't seen it in awhile.

[-] SCmSTR 12 points 3 weeks ago

What the even fuck is this

[-] BioDriver@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

I will absolutely not imagine trying to shoot a baby you sick fuck

[-] Sv443@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

If shotgunning a baby is what it takes to discover immortality...

[-] thewebroach@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing about that cruel suggestion makes any sense. Why did it need to a baby, why can't it be trying to shoot the idiot making this insane suggestion who volunteers to wear a necklace and be shot.

Counter-offer: same scenario to the ignorant Christian who is shit-posting, but the necklace is of Ra, the Egyptian Sun God. Let's see if he would convert. Moron.

[-] CombatWombat@feddit.online 11 points 3 weeks ago

Probably not. Lots of people die while wearing crosses, so it’s probably something other than the religious symbology keeping the baby safe.

[-] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 11 points 3 weeks ago

How am I supposed to eat a baby that's either indestructible or full of buckshot?

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[-] sirico@feddit.uk 10 points 3 weeks ago

Old testament god seemed to be pretty good and offing kids so this tracks

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