r/DebateReligion

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A place to respectfully discuss and debate religion

The community at a glance

r/DebateReligion is a Subreddit for Religion with roughly 190K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 8th largest community in the Religion topic page.

Roughly 20K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include God, Religion, and Christianity. Product recommendations often mention books and religion.

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Established 2011
190K Members

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Yearly: +20K members
Growth: +11.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 6K members
  • 2014: 7K members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 7K members
  • 2017: 9K members
  • 2018: 12K members
  • 2019: 12K members
  • 2020: 24K members
  • 2021: 27K members
  • 2022: 14K members
  • 2023: 13K members
  • 2024: 16K members
  • 2025: 14K members
  • 2026: 11K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 976 members
  • Aug: 941 members
  • Sep: 1K members
  • Oct: 1K members
  • Nov: 2K members
  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 729 members

Topics

  • God
    87 posts in the past month
    #1
    God
    87
  • Religion
    79 posts in the past month
    #2
    Religion
    79
  • Christianity
    42 posts in the past month
    #3
    Christianity
    42
  • Islam
    41 posts in the past month
    #4
    Islam
    41
  • Worst
    36 posts in the past month
    #5
    Worst
    36

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  • Christianity
    59 posts in the past month
    1. If God is all seeing, he has witnessed every single child molestation in history and not intervened
    2. If I place 100 crabs in a bucket, and laugh as they starve and kill each other, I am an evil God. If I place 100 crabs in a bucket and hope they'll work together, but know they lack the cooperation to succeed, and most will still suffer horrible deaths, I am still an evil God.
    3. Belief is not a choice
    #1
    Christianity
    If God is all seeing, he has witnessed every single child molestation in history and not intervened · If I place 100 crabs in a bucket, and laugh as they starve and kill each other, I am an evil God. If I place 100 crabs in a bucket and hope they'll work together, but know they lack the cooperation to succeed, and most will still suffer horrible deaths, I am still an evil God. · Belief is not a choice
    59
  • Abrahamic
    49 posts in the past month
    1. I believe that Christianity is incoherent. God created a system that is broken and the blames and holds man accountable for his poor design.
    2. A universal god would not have a chosen people
    3. if hell is a possibility that God foresaw then it was immoral to create us in the first place
    #2
    Abrahamic
    I believe that Christianity is incoherent. God created a system that is broken and the blames and holds man accountable for his poor design. · A universal god would not have a chosen people · if hell is a possibility that God foresaw then it was immoral to create us in the first place
    49
  • Islam
    43 posts in the past month
    1. Too many of Mohammed’s revelations solved his personal problems at exactly the right time. The simplest explanation is that the man made them up
    2. The Quran states sperm originates from between the backbone and ribs. This is anatomically wrong, and unlike hadith errors, Muslims cannot dismiss it as a weak narration.
    3. If Muslims use the argument that Mohammed is a pedophile as presentism then labeling him as a role model for all humanity of all times is wrong.
    #3
    Islam
    Too many of Mohammed’s revelations solved his personal problems at exactly the right time. The simplest explanation is that the man made them up · The Quran states sperm originates from between the backbone and ribs. This is anatomically wrong, and unlike hadith errors, Muslims cannot dismiss it as a weak narration. · If Muslims use the argument that Mohammed is a pedophile as presentism then labeling him as a role model for all humanity of all times is wrong.
    43
  • Atheism
    21 posts in the past month
    1. I’d rather be annihilated than spend eternity in heaven. Infinite existence sounds more terrifying to me than nonexistence.
    2. God's existence, like any existential claim, can only be established by demonstration, and in the absence of demonstration, the rational default is the presumption of non-existence, not a midpoint.
    3. the remarkable ability to predict a person's religion based on their birthplace constitute good evidence against the integrity of the claim that the arguments of a particular religion are conclusive
    #4
    Atheism
    I’d rather be annihilated than spend eternity in heaven. Infinite existence sounds more terrifying to me than nonexistence. · God's existence, like any existential claim, can only be established by demonstration, and in the absence of demonstration, the rational default is the presumption of non-existence, not a midpoint. · the remarkable ability to predict a person's religion based on their birthplace constitute good evidence against the integrity of the claim that the arguments of a particular religion are conclusive
    21
  • Classical Theism
    14 posts in the past month
    1. If you burned all the science books and all the holy books today, and waited a thousand years, the science books would come back exactly the same, while the different religious holy books would be totally different.
    2. The simplest argument against god: there is no “how”
    3. Outright rejection of evolution is based on deeply held religious beliefs rather than actual understanding of the process itself.
    #5
    Classical Theism
    If you burned all the science books and all the holy books today, and waited a thousand years, the science books would come back exactly the same, while the different religious holy books would be totally different. · The simplest argument against god: there is no “how” · Outright rejection of evolution is based on deeply held religious beliefs rather than actual understanding of the process itself.
    14

Product recommendations

  • books
    11 posts in the past month
    1. What is the best book or academic source to read about the actual/unbiased history of Quran preservation?
    2. Can you recommend any books or resources that delve deeper into the topic of sin and the gospel?
    3. Can you recommend any books or resources that delve deeper into the topic of sin and the gospel?
    #1
    books
    What is the best book or academic source to read about the actual/unbiased history of Quran preservation? · Can you recommend any books or resources that delve deeper into the topic of sin and the gospel? · Can you recommend any books or resources that delve deeper into the topic of sin and the gospel?
    11
  • religion
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I think we should take the best ideas from all of the religions, come to common agreements on which ones those are, leave out the bad ones, and create a new religion
    2. What’s stopping us from taking the best parts from all of the worlds religions and leaving out the bad parts for a new religion?
    3. What’s stopping us from taking the best parts from all of the worlds religions and leaving out the bad parts for a new religion?
    #2
    religion
    I think we should take the best ideas from all of the religions, come to common agreements on which ones those are, leave out the bad ones, and create a new religion · What’s stopping us from taking the best parts from all of the worlds religions and leaving out the bad parts for a new religion? · What’s stopping us from taking the best parts from all of the worlds religions and leaving out the bad parts for a new religion?
    5
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Who is r/DebateReligion for?
Best for Religion enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/DebateReligion free to join?
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How many members does r/DebateReligion have?
Roughly 190K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
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