Why are there so many atheists on reddit?

Answer 1

The answer is that you probably know an atheist or two and not even know it. There are more atheists in America than believers assume, most just keep their Atheism quiet. But unbelief has been growing in America and more people classify themselves as "others" or "non-religious" on religion polls. A few atheists began to come out of the closet on their atheism and bravely voice their philosophy and arguments for their non-belief on the internet. It has slowly grown to an enormous number. About 93% of the elite scientists at the National Academy of Sciences are atheists or "others", and they have begun to become less accommodating to religious belief than in the past. At least one scientist of the Royal Academy follows this line also. Collectively they have come to be known as the New Atheists. Below is a link.

You should also keep in mind that atheism is not an organized entity. Atheists are individuals. There is no umbrella organization under which they can meet and share information or access articles by the leading atheist intellectuals. There is no single leadership under which they are obligated to adopt any particular dogma or worldview. They are generally more intelligent than the average religionist and are more likely to seek out information on their own to expand their understanding of the world and humanity. Those aspects of atheism make atheists more likely to utilize the internet for research, information and support.

Answer 2

On the internet it isn't hard to come across an atheist and spotting them isn't hard either. So the question is why does there seem to be a great amount of atheists on the internet and on sites like YouTube, Reddit and other social networks and forums?

The answer is quite simple really. Atheism isn't growing as atheists would love to believe (it's still a small minority and thank God for that!) rather the internet serves as a gathering place for these atheists and because they're so small in numbers they try to make themselves seem large by being more outspoken.

Atheism, regardless of what the atheist says, is a religious belief. If it isn't and I'm wrong in comparing it to such then the extremist atheist has certainly made it into a religious belief due their fanatical devotion to it. Many atheists love to express the fact that they're atheist by using the word in their username on forums or by following atheist speakers such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris and creating tributes to them on Facebook and YouTube.

So there's nothing to worry about. Atheism isn't growing and certainly will never be a logical viewpoint. Ever.