(January 19, 2013 at 8:32 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I don't mind the label.... It's a good way to distinguish me from the believers.... Of course, non-believer would be just as good a label, but would require more letters.
The problem with "atheist" is that it has a double meaning.
1. Person who believes there is no god.
2. Person who does not believe there is a god.
And most atheists fall on the second category.
One thing I hate about the word 'atheist' is the amount of misconceptions. Also when you tell someone you're an atheist, they could suddenly state that you claim there is no god. So you end up adding 'agnostic' in front of the word 'atheist' to make it easier for them, but for some simple minded fools, this is too great a thought for them.
'Secular' is a good word and with fewer misconceptions and seems easier to grasp for the less intelligent. However still too great for the less advanced...*cough*...primitive.
A title is a title, if some people are too stupid to grasp or accept it, they're probably too stupid to talk to.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
