(February 5, 2019 at 1:21 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: My atheism is important to me because it was so hard-won. And I find I have much more of interest to talk about with atheists than I have found with any other groups I've been involved with.
So for me, being an "atheist" is a social identity now -- though I suppose I could call myself a "skeptic" instead, with the same results.
I feel the same; that I tend to click much better with atheists than with any other group. Even with my friends who are atheists, the subject of god almost never comes up. It's a non-issue for the most part, so maybe a better question would be, "Is being a skeptic important to you?"
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
