Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists?

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Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists?

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Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists?

June 2, 2018 at 7:56 am (This post was last modified: June 2, 2018 at 8:08 am by I_am_not_mafia.)

This has bugged me for a long time and when I've asked theists they deny knowing that they are doing it. Yet they never say theist instead of theists.

Atheist is a noun. Like most nouns you put an s at the end to signify plural. Are they accusing atheists of having a hive mind?

So please can someone explain why they do it?

(And yes I know I did the same when referring to theists in the title. It was deliberate.)

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Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 2, 2018 at 7:56 am

RE: Why do Theist often drop the letter s from when referring to atheists? - by Silver - June 2, 2018 at 7:57 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Little Rik - June 2, 2018 at 8:18 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 2, 2018 at 8:20 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Ravenshire - June 2, 2018 at 12:12 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by julep - June 2, 2018 at 8:33 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Catholic_Lady - June 2, 2018 at 8:37 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 2, 2018 at 8:57 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Catholic_Lady - June 2, 2018 at 2:33 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 22, 2018 at 9:38 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Fireball - August 22, 2018 at 10:03 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Edwardo Piet - June 2, 2018 at 9:22 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by unsapien - June 2, 2018 at 1:46 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by brewer - June 2, 2018 at 2:09 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Angrboda - June 2, 2018 at 2:42 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Jehanne - June 2, 2018 at 2:45 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by The Valkyrie - June 2, 2018 at 2:49 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - June 15, 2018 at 7:44 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Mister Agenda - June 15, 2018 at 9:29 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - June 15, 2018 at 11:19 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Mister Agenda - August 22, 2018 at 9:22 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - August 22, 2018 at 3:24 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Abaddon_ire - August 23, 2018 at 5:13 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - August 23, 2018 at 9:37 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Mister Agenda - August 23, 2018 at 10:00 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 15, 2018 at 2:05 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by The Grand Nudger - June 15, 2018 at 8:35 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Anomalocaris - June 15, 2018 at 10:16 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 15, 2018 at 10:32 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - June 15, 2018 at 11:37 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - July 3, 2018 at 1:12 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Anomalocaris - July 3, 2018 at 10:17 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Catholic_Lady - August 23, 2018 at 11:16 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - August 23, 2018 at 11:25 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Catholic_Lady - August 23, 2018 at 11:54 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by The Valkyrie - July 3, 2018 at 2:14 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Mr.Obvious - July 4, 2018 at 1:02 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Minimalist - July 4, 2018 at 1:13 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by I_am_not_mafia - August 22, 2018 at 3:25 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Abaddon_ire - August 22, 2018 at 9:09 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Huggy Bear - August 22, 2018 at 9:44 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Abaddon_ire - August 22, 2018 at 9:55 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Mister Agenda - August 22, 2018 at 10:00 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by mlmooney89 - August 22, 2018 at 10:06 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Whateverist - August 22, 2018 at 3:35 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by FatAndFaithless - August 23, 2018 at 9:39 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - August 23, 2018 at 10:21 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by FatAndFaithless - August 23, 2018 at 10:41 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - August 23, 2018 at 10:48 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by FatAndFaithless - August 23, 2018 at 10:51 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by RoadRunner79 - August 23, 2018 at 11:01 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by FatAndFaithless - August 23, 2018 at 11:06 am

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by SaStrike - August 23, 2018 at 1:37 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by mlmooney89 - August 23, 2018 at 1:37 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Angrboda - August 23, 2018 at 3:28 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Whateverist - August 23, 2018 at 4:15 pm

RE: Why do theist often drop the letter s when referring to atheists? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 23, 2018 at 4:20 pm

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