As an aside to BOTH theists of any label and atheists too.
Certain words bother me when talking about going from one position to another in either direction.
You don't convert or de-convert. And you don't become, in either direction.
You simply buy into a POSITION or leave a position.
It is easy for people to say "I am an atheist" or "I am a Christian" or "I am a Muslim". No, we are all human beings. Those labels are the positions we hold, they are not our genes.
You don't de-convert out of a restaurant, you leave a restaurant. You don't convert into a restaurant, you go into a restaurant.
Convert makes it sound like you are a Transformer toy, going from a car to a giant robot.
Our labels are positions we hold, they are not our genes.
Certain words bother me when talking about going from one position to another in either direction.
You don't convert or de-convert. And you don't become, in either direction.
You simply buy into a POSITION or leave a position.
It is easy for people to say "I am an atheist" or "I am a Christian" or "I am a Muslim". No, we are all human beings. Those labels are the positions we hold, they are not our genes.
You don't de-convert out of a restaurant, you leave a restaurant. You don't convert into a restaurant, you go into a restaurant.
Convert makes it sound like you are a Transformer toy, going from a car to a giant robot.
Our labels are positions we hold, they are not our genes.
