Atheist Supremacism

An ideology that holds atheism not merely as a lack of belief in gods but as a superior, more evolved, more rational way of being, and that religious believers are intellectually and morally deficient. Atheist supremacism often mirrors religious supremacism in its contempt for outsiders, its certainty of its own righteousness, and its missionary impulse to convert or humiliate the non-believer. It is common in online new atheist communities, where believers are called "delusional" and "brainwashed," and where any criticism of atheism is met with accusations of theism.

Example: "He argued that religious people should be barred from public office because they are 'irrational'—atheist supremacism, mistaking secularism for superiority."

Atheist Supremacism by Dumu The Void April 18, 2026