Are there any racist Atheists or Agnostics for that matter?

Question

I would be willing to bet that there isn't. I have never known one.

To me believing in evolution should put a stop to racism.

Answer 1

It isn't likely. Atheists and Agnostics are generally converts (or de-converts, if you will). Any statistic like this that applies to atheists and agnostics is just as likely to apply to converts of all faiths. A convert must contemplate the nature of religion and spirituality and then make a conscious decision. Folks who meet that criteria are usually thinkers, and are less likely to exhibit negative traits like racism.

Answer 2

Tipicaln;
There are several well documented examples of racist atheism. The Nazis developed a whole hierarchy of racial evaluation based upon Arian Supremacy. Blonds were at the top. Jews were at the bottom just below blacks. The USSR engaged in genocide of Cossacks, Jews, Georgians and others. If you were to consider the examples history gives us you find that many more millions have been killed based upon the racist social theories of atheists advanced during the twentieth century than all other religions combined.
Regarding your notion that evolution should mean the end of racism, the truth is quite opposite. Begin with the full title of Darwins book:
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" with the subtitle, "The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life"
Darwin was clear in his book that he was talking about human races as well as animal subspecies. An examination of dominate evolutionary thinking throughout the twentieth century shows that virtually all of the proponents of evolutionary theory in anthropology, psychology, sociology etc. were racicst based upon the idea that intellegence is hereditary and that different races evolved at different times and at different rates. These developments in intellectual thinking led inevitably to Sir Francis Galton and the eugenecs movement he founded (a particularly sad chapter in U.S. history in which forced sterilization programs were conducted in 33 states). Eugenics is defined as "the self direction of human evolution". It is interesting to note that today most evolutionists, athropologists, etc. have taken a more enlightened view, believing that different races have a common origin. This is a well established Biblical doctrine.

Answer 3

why would believing in evolution put a stop to racism? if you know anything about it it even has a theory why racism may exist, because it favors the genes of our closely related ancestors/family etc

and I sincerely doubt atheists/agnostics are more or less racist than any other group of people

Answer 4

Very minimal in Western Civilization, where Atheism means Secular Humanism in Europe or the the same thing without the overt Socialist leanings in the US and Canada.

Unfortunately, Communism has a form of Atheism at its core.

I tend to think it is as different from Western Atheism as Western Christians (Monotheists) would like to think they are different from Eastern Monotheism (Islamic Fundamentalists).

Answer 5

Actually, Evolutionary theory was used for years to "prove" that blacks were inferior in intellect as compared to whites.

Truth is, those who practice the cult of evolution believe that they can prove anything they want, because they say so.

Evolution was started and tends to be perpetuated by whites having exceptionally large . . . . egos, not brains. The arrogance of those who promote this belief goes so far that the high priests in the group feel no guilt falsifying and fabricating "evidence."

Their justification when caught has always been the "fact" that their belief is true, so lying to prove it is really irrelevant.

Answer 6

I don't think this qualifies as true atheism, but it's decidedly anti-Christian. This group is advocating a new religion that seems to be based on race, rather than on deities. This is from the notorious White Power group, World Church of the Creator, and comes from their own statement of their beliefs:

"WE BELIEVE that for the White Race to survive, expand and advance we need first of all a REVOLUTION OF VALUES THROUGH RELIGION; therefore we completely and categorically reject the judeo - christian - democratic - marxist - liberal - feminist values of today, and supplant them with new and basic values, of which RACE IS THE FOUNDATION.

WE BELIEVE that Jew-spawned Christianity is the deadly mind poison which destroyed the glorious White Roman Civilization and is currently destroying all of the White Race; therefore Christianity must be exposed, defeated and eliminated in order to save the White Race.

WE BELIEVE that the one and only, true and revolutionary White Racial Religion - Creativity - is in every concievable way far more logical, consistent, comprehensive, meaningful and inspiring than all other religions, ideologies and political parties combined; therefore we strive to see that it eventually replace all other religions, ideologies and parties, barring none. "

http://www.qcotc.asn.au/whatwebelieve.htm

Your question made me think of these guys. However, in real life, none of my atheist friends are racist.

Answer 7

I dislike a lot of black people for the way they act, but I have a few black friends, I'm not sure if that makes me racist or not.

I would say I'm racist when it comes to black people that act "Black" The ones that fit oh so nicely to the stereotype

Answer 8

Never met one personally, but probably there are a few. However, you'll find that once you forget the religion stuff, there's not all that many reasons out there to hate people.

Answer 9

No, I've never met one either. And I know alot. I think it's because we all respect the same flesh, blood, bone, and shared ancestral history. We're all the same critter at the end of the day.

Answer 10

I'm sure there are. We don't really have that much in common. I think that you can find an atheist that believes just about anything except in a god.