Many people are hesitant to identify as atheists because of the social stigma they may face, making it hard to pinpoint connections and differences among this group.
The lack of support structure, and the frequently harsh consequences for announcing your beliefs (or lack there of). Becoming an atheist usually means your not joining a new group either as there isnt exactly a weekley meeting of the “we dont believe in X” club. (TST tries to help with this)
On top of that leaving some groups can be very bad for ones mental and physical health. JW and Islam have parts of their dogma that supports retaliation against individuals who leave. (not picking on them, just the ones off the top of my head, im sure there are others)
With that in mind the calculus changes, one has to weigh the risks of announcing that you are questioning the beliefs of a group that you are a part of and if they are going to react rationally while you think their beliefs are irrational.
The lack of support structure, and the frequently harsh consequences for announcing your beliefs (or lack there of). Becoming an atheist usually means your not joining a new group either as there isnt exactly a weekley meeting of the “we dont believe in X” club. (TST tries to help with this)
On top of that leaving some groups can be very bad for ones mental and physical health. JW and Islam have parts of their dogma that supports retaliation against individuals who leave. (not picking on them, just the ones off the top of my head, im sure there are others)
With that in mind the calculus changes, one has to weigh the risks of announcing that you are questioning the beliefs of a group that you are a part of and if they are going to react rationally while you think their beliefs are irrational.