RE: Is de-converting a form of converting?
October 6, 2008 at 7:03 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2008 at 7:19 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(October 5, 2008 at 10:50 pm)Meatball Wrote: I think "convert" loses meaning with respect to atheism. I mean, it's like the difference between changing outfits and stripping naked.
I agree MB.
PS: Stewart - I think even if you're de-conversion was sudden like a conversion... I still don't think it's a form of conversion... I think it's the opposite. I think a sudden de-conversion is still the opposite of a conversion; regardless of how quick it is. Losing religious ideas suddenly; is not the same as suddenly believing in a new faith (or your first faith).
That's what I think anyway.
P.P.S: As I said... the definition of atheist is: Non-theist; not a theist. That's what a-thesit means....that defnition is just as accurate as any other accurate definition. It's just as accurate as the definiton of unmarked; it means non-marked; not marked. It's very clear and very accurate. The idea that an atheist is someone who dislikes or even hates God is a misconception...that's not the definiton of atheist; in any shape or form. JUST as the definiton of car-alarm is not: marsupial - in any shape or form...(excluding utter, utter absurdness that I can't even think of right now).
