How are atheists spending their Easter morning? By mocking Christians on Twitter, of course
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Atheists are spending this Christian holiday the way they spend most of them -- by pointing out its absurdities on social media sites like Twitter.


Noted atheist Richard Dawkins, for example, asked a very loaded question of his followers this morning:

Comedian Ricky Gervais took a more circumspect approach, but was no less withering for doing so:

Neil deGrasse Tyson, as is his wont, tried to harsh Christian's buzz by pointing out that they almost had to wait another week for Christ to rise:

Atheists of the non-famous variety were trying to decide what to do on a day in which the majority of stores and restaurants are closed:

Some Christians even embraced atheism, in a manner of speaking:

This is not to say that atheists haven't found some way to celebrate the day:

Many, however, are content to note the irony behind one of Christianity's most sacred days:

And, of course: