Atheism, the cool kids are doing it.

I am disappointed at today’s youth; they are failing to realize that being an atheist is the cool thing to do!

Most teenagers go through a rebellion period and conform to minority sub-cultures. Some of these rebellious sub-cultures include Emos, skaters, or Goths. I think that Goths have recently gained majority status and there exists sub-sub-cultures within the system of Goths. The taxonomy of such a system might be something like “Wrist slitters,” “Wannabe wrist slitters,” “Learning to slit wrist, but too afraid to try,” and the ever famous “Stopped slitting wrist because they ran out of room.”

I think it is pretty common knowledge that atheists are a minority in America. This is a perfect opportunity for young rebellious go-getters to capitalize on this un-touched fad. Becoming an “Athei” would be a lot cooler than, lets say, becoming an Emo. If you are an Athei, you are rebelling against the mainstream yet still maintaining an intellectual persona. There still is a problem with becoming an Athei, they lack all the neat perks that other sub-cultures have. Getting around this problem won’t be easy, but I’ll give it a try:

Emo Vs Athei

Cool haircut that covers your emotion filled face – instead we have – “The just-got-out-of-bed haircut” because we stayed up all night reading scientific journals.

Skinny jeans – instead we have – Normal fit jeans

Skinny button up shirts – instead we have – Sweatshirts with witty anti-god slogans

Fall out boy as a role model – instead we have – Richard Dawkins

Being able to express teenager angst – instead we have – Apathy

Sappy Poetry – instead we have – The Origin of Species

Eye Liner – instead we have –Trendy reading glasses


With the new Athei sub-culture, being an Emo just doesn’t look appealing anymore:


Nuff said.