Antitheism

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I have not read all the posts yet, so I may have to qualify this reply, later;

but to reply to your question, off the top of my head,
if there is a difference between my choosing to refer to myself as Anti-Theism,

and Evie declining to term himself as such,

despite that it is the ramming of views down our throats that he and I both really take issue with,

then I think that that difference lays in the fact that Evie may not virulently object to religion,
(he may merely passively disagree with it or think it a bad thing)

....UNTIL it is rammed down his throat;

whereas I struggle to contain my anger at all religion,
and will not shrink from airing my disgust at the existence of religion,
if provided with an appropriate opportunity.

Consider racism:

Two people might both think racism a bad thing,
and both would certainly object to racist practices or views being shoved down their throats,

but only one might actively oppose racism,
whereas the other may simply passively think it a bad thing, without doing anything about it
....until it is specifically rammed down their throat.


I do not wish to speak for Evie,
but since you asked,
that is where i suspect the subtle difference may lay between him and I:

Both Evie and I might share a common disapproval of religion,
but I will actively oppose it where I can,
whereas Evie will only raise a fuss if it is shoved down his throat.

I will certainly object to it being shoved down my throat, too,
but if I can find any avenue by which to appropriately and legally oppose religion,
politically, verbally, financially, socially, etc,

I will make the effort.

(emphasis is mine)

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding... We have a winner!

Thanks for summarizing in a few short lines what I've been trying to get across with walls of text.

Get it yet EP

However,

it could be argued that simply by choosing to participate in Atheist Forums,
Evie is actively opposing religion to the same degree that I am,

and conversely,

since what I mean by actively opposing religion in an appropriate fashion,
outside of these forums,
for all intents and purposes,
may mean only objecting once someone engages me on the subject;

it could be argued that when it comes to practical application,
Evie and I are not that different.

Perhaps the real difference is the degree of outrage I feel.

EDIT:

Or, if you like,

Perhaps it could be viewed as follows:

While Evie and I may, when it comes to practical application,
be very similar insofar as neither of us really say anything until someone insists on engaging us,

it might also be that Evie does not share my personal view
that all participants in religion are responsible for the perpetration of the existence of religion.