Why is there so little sense of humor when you post an atheist joke?

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Answer 1

I think it has more to do with the quality of the joke (lame) than anything else.

Answer 2

Here's a mediocre Christian joke. This illustrates the difference between nonoffensive humor and what you wrote.

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1. Don't let worry kill you --Let the church help

2. Thursday night --potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

3. Remember in Prayer the many who are sick of our church and
community.

4. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

5. The rosebud on the alter this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer.

6. This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

7. Tuesday at 4:00 pm there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.

8. Wednesday , the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will sing "Put me in my little bed" accompanied by the pastor.

9. Thursday at 5:00 pm there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All wishing to become little mothers, please see the minister in his study.

10. This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the alter.

11. The service will close with "Little drops of Water." One of the
ladies will start quietly and the rest of the congregation will join
in.

12. Next Sunday, a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will come forward and get a piece of paper.

13. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement Friday.

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Answer 3

I do not know.
It is kind of funny how they take themselves so seriously just like some religous people do.
I think that people could realize that a differing viewpoint or a joke,
is just that. They should not take everything so personally.
But I think people treat each other on the Internet the same as when they are in their car. The rudeness that abounds by them they would never do to you face to face. The internet and the automobile allow a person to feel safe and anonymous so as to reveal a level of venom unprecedented on an earthwide scale.

Answer 4

That's not a joke. That's an aggression. If you post a real joke, which is funny, I will take it all right.

And in other cases, atheist jokes show great prejudice and ignorance about what an atheist really is. In that case, they may not be aggressive "per se", but the fact that they mock atheists not for what they are, but for what outsiders think they are is also offensive.

And mind you, I don't laugh at Christian jokes either, if they are aggressive or offensive.

Answer 5

I'll ask you a simple question - would your Jesus approve of your mean spirited joke or offer those who do not believe a place at his table?

Jokes like that are meant to belittle people and cast them in a poor light - it's not different than what people do when they call religious people stupid for believing in what they do.

Keep the subtle hate going - that's what that does. Good job. Add to the divisions between people. I'm sure your faith will get more people that way.

Answer 6

Its just not funny. Im not an atheist but I certainly dont believe in christian mythology either. Maybe I should tell a joke about stupid christians who think they should breed and proliferate the world. Or maybe a polak joke, or hey lets joke about the jews! C'mon! when you try to insult and belittle another group like that, youre bound to get a few folks giving you s h i t about it.

Answer 7

As an atheist I can laugh at myself. Christians have no tolerance for anything that may offend or refer to their religion in a less than perfect way. Too bad because I have lots of "believer" friends.

Answer 8

Given your avatar is a 969 year old man I would think you could answer that for yourself, but given that you asked I shall answer.
No one likes being the butt of an angry joke. Have a great day.

Answer 9

The asbestos joke wasn't funny. I remember one about an atheist, God, and the Loch Ness Monster that was funny.

Answer 10

Humor is simply a characteristic that not all possess...I personally, get a kick out of some of the chuckles I find here.

Answer 11

well, cause i think the comparrison to a cripple and the status we as a society have on cripples is why,

i know a christian man in a wheel chair he emailed me 10 days ago asking what i thought about the christian bible's position on suicide,

do you think that responsible? to ask an atheist what they think of the bible?

poor man hes now alive and ive got him thinking about evolution, and hes leaving his church that made him feel like he had to throw out his rock and roll and crucifix and now hes going to find a new church so yea@! reason!@