# Sober without god. An atheist / agnostic / humanist thread. Please be respectful!

**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-without-god-an-atheist-agnostic-humanist-thread-please-be-respectful/140592
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Tags:** sobriety
**Created:** [April 3, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-without-god-an-atheist-agnostic-humanist-thread-please-be-respectful/140592 "2022-04-03T13:20:36Z")
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### Author: ![Matt](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/matt/32/94732_2.png) [@Matt](https://talkingsober.com/u/Matt)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-without-god-an-atheist-agnostic-humanist-thread-please-be-respectful/140592/587 "2022-05-18T17:11:05Z")

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> [@Astro](#):
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> there has been a couple of instances where some people were quite liberal with their words

I get that. Response posts can be thoughtless at times, where it’s more about the responder projecting their own internal struggles and uncertainties, instead of engaging in a constructive / non-confrontational way.

Our conversations, our interactions, are like a garden. Every plant has its place. There’s a balance to that garden though, and sometimes a plant is the wrong plant or in the wrong place, and you need to do a little weeding 😇

Speaking of weeding out the unhelpful plants from a user’s Talking Sober experience:

> [@How to Mute / Ignore a Member or a Thread](https://talkingsober.com/t/how-to-mute-ignore-user-or-a-thread/140100):
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> Many of our New Year members may not be aware they can mute and/or ignore other members posts. This can even be done for members whose profile is set to private. The process to mute/ ignore a member … Click on your avatar Click your user name Select the ‘gear’ Scroll over to right and select ‘users’ Scroll down and add their username to mute or ignore. When a member has been ignored, their posts will show as ‘post is hidden’.

(I saw you mentioned above that you personally didn’t feel targeted but I’m giving this link here mainly for others who may find it helpful. Thanks for bringing up the topic! It’s an important awareness to have.)

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