Oops oops oops oops. Sorry! I thought this was another thread. I just woke up. Ok, let me try this again.
By the way, I thought this thread was the Neil Degrasse Tyson thread I created a while ago, so I answered you thinking it was that thread.
Ben Davis Wrote:No, you said that people shouldn't label themselves as they choose.Ok, so just a few posts ago Cato beat some sense into me, and I changed my mind about this whole topic. I agree with you now.
I wouldn't use 'antitheist' as my 'religious views' response because the direct reflection of my religiosity, 'irreligious', is more pertinent a response than the occasional behaviour, antitheism, which results from the incorporation of that religiosity in to my value-systems. I wouldn't dream of telling people that they shouldn't use the label 'antitheist'. I might ask them why they chose to do so and share with them, as part of that conversation, why I wouldn't.
By the way, I thought this thread was the Neil Degrasse Tyson thread I created a while ago, so I answered you thinking it was that thread.