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

August 22, 2018 at 3:35 pm (This post was last modified: August 22, 2018 at 3:36 pm by Whateverist.)

(June 2, 2018 at 7:56 am)Mathilda Wrote: 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.)

Perhaps they are assuming that every atheist is but a manifestation of the devil having abandoned their immortal soul and the very possibility of authentic individual choice when they turned against God.

(August 22, 2018 at 9:44 am)Huggy74 Wrote:
(August 22, 2018 at 3:25 am)Mathilda Wrote: I can now add Huggy to the list.
You guys never heard of a typo?

Shhh. We're working on building a mountain here.

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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