'Not labeling ourselves' Vs 'Bright' Vs just plain good old 'Atheist', etc.

[Demonaura]

Astrology doesn't divide people as much as theisim does, we put a lot of emphasis on that particular beleif. The question becomes does a negative label (negative in that it implies something you do not do, not that it's a bad label) make sense if that particular topic has deep importance to the population.

I mean right now a lot of people say atheist (myself included, openly and loudly) to seperate themselves from the churches as much as possible. As education grows eventually the majority of people will be atheists and the word will no longer feel relevant. If someone declared 'I'm an atheist!' everyone would say "and?"

So it's big right now but, will fade when the usefullness of it fades as well. As for the term 'bright'; why would we make up a new word just because people have decided they don't like the one we already have. This language is convuluted enough as it is we don't need to have 5 words that mean the same thing just because people don't like the first one. They can suck it up and get over themselves.

We already have a word for people who make an effort to stand out as well, we call them activists.