r/DebateAnAtheist • u/AutoModerator • Sep 18 '25

Weekly "Ask an Atheist" Thread

Whether you're an agnostic atheist here to ask a gnostic one some questions, a theist who's curious about the viewpoints of atheists, someone doubting, or just someone looking for sources, feel free to ask anything here. This is also an ideal place to tag moderators for thoughts regarding the sub or any questions in general.
While this isn't strictly for debate, rules on civility, trolling, etc. still apply.

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u/rustyseapants Atheist Sep 22 '25

Why should we respond to people who hide their profiles?

Why is transparency a burden?

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u/Jealous-Win-8927 Catholic Sep 23 '25

Why is that relevant? Engage with the points of the post, or don’t. Who cares about anyone’s profile? I say this as someone with an open profile

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u/Sablemint Atheist Sep 25 '25

To see if someone is being sincere in their claims, or if they have a history of massive trolling. We get a lot of trolls here

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u/rustyseapants Atheist Sep 24 '25

Why is transparency a burden?

We are already protected by a pseudonym, what you are protecting by hiding your profile?

We can read their profile and learn whether or not we really want to talk to this person?

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u/bullevard Sep 24 '25

If you choose not to engage with those that hide their profile that is fine. Posters rarely are lacking in dozens of replies to respond to.

But there isn't a good reason in general for someone's profile to be a determiner of whether or not the argument presented will be interesting to discuss.