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Just Gonna Drop This Here...
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(June 26, 2012 at 12:14 am)Braioch Wrote: And Tempus, Atheism in my mind is a group of people whom share certain key beliefs as do other groups whom are not religious.

Well I'm glad your definition isn't what's in the dictionary then Wink

*Insert stock response about how atheism only relates to lack of belief in god or gods etc...*

Anyway, welcome.
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(June 26, 2012 at 12:14 am)Braioch Wrote: And Tempus, Atheism in my mind is a group of people whom share certain key beliefs as do other groups whom are not religious. Masons still get capitalized, each of the armed forces, groups get their names capitalized and honestly I think it's only fair that Atheists get it too.

Atheists share a single non-belief: the non-belief in gods. There aren't any beliefs that must be held in order to be an atheist. The word 'atheist' is an ordinary noun and the negative of 'theist', also a noun -- are you planning to capitalise 'theist', 'deist', and 'pantheist' as well? The Masons are part of an organisation. The names of organisations are capitalised because they're proper nouns. Atheism and theism aren't organisations.
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They often times are capitalized, and sometimes they're not. Honestly though I don't really see what makes capitalizing it such a bad thing. A little bit of organization beyond the loose bits we have now, between Atheists couldn't really hurt. To be fair, I think it might even help a little bit.
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Let me be the second to welcome you. I believe that posts 3-13 above me do not exist.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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(June 26, 2012 at 3:54 pm)Braioch Wrote: Honestly though I don't really see what makes capitalizing it such a bad thing.

Because it gives it credence to that which it is not. For instance a lot of people have the misconception that atheism is a religion. Capitalising it just like people tend to do with religions is just going to reinforce that misconception isn't it.

And the bottom line is, it shouldn't be capitalised anyway.
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#16
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I was just about to argue that it's a proper noun when belatedly my brain smacked with the information that it is not in fact a proper noun.

D'oh!

-blinks- I've been capitalizing it for that reason for how long?....

Oh guh.....months....crap
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(June 26, 2012 at 4:36 pm)Braioch Wrote: -blinks- I've been capitalizing it for that reason for how long?....

Doesn't matter, you know now Big Grin

I remember I had a similar feeling when I discovered agnosticism wasn't a middle ground position between atheism and theism. I'd been calling myself an agnostic for years... then I finally realised I was an atheist.
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I actually JUST learned that, which was neat I'll admit.
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(June 26, 2012 at 7:59 pm)Braioch Wrote: I actually JUST learned that, which was neat I'll admit.

See! These forums are indeed awesome Wink
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