Scepticism, class, and the 'New Atheists'

[LostOne4Ever]

25. I can accept that

And I agree that many organizations NEED to work harder to appeal to both women, minorities, and the lower classes. MUCH MUCH HARDER.

Just I find something grating about someone saying


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And seeing replies to the above quote saying atheism is from the the upperclass and rooted in white privilege, especially seeing as no matter what background you come from going from believer to non believer is a loss of privilege. And also given that an atheist can come from any class, be from any ethnicity, and has been around since the dawn of recorded history those comments seem off.