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'Not labeling ourselves' Vs 'Bright' Vs just plain good old 'Atheist', etc.
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RE: 'Not labeling ourselves' Vs 'Bright' Vs just plain good old 'Atheist', etc.
May 13, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Brights is a stupid label, and most atheists I know agree with me on that. Even if it was to be the accepted term I wouldn't use it.

Sam Harris does have a point. It is one of the few things that are backwards in terminology. I don't call myself "avegan" or "non-hat wearer". It is because atheism is not the norm that we need to differentiate.
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RE: 'Not labeling ourselves' Vs 'Bright' Vs just plain good old 'Atheist', etc. - by leo-rcc - May 13, 2009 at 2:37 pm

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