What's more, I don't think there's anything wrong with being an anti-theist. Because anti-theism says nothing about your outlook to creators, there's no intellectual dishonesty for agnostics; anti-theism is a religious stance. It just denotes opposition to religion.
Me, I probably am an anti-theist, in that I think religions do a lot of harm and we could definitely do without them. If someone accuses you of that, I say wear it with pride; having a position opposing something isn't a bad thing, especially if you genuinely feel- and can demonstrate- the harm that thing is causing.
The people tossing those terms at you are trying to put a negative spin on them implicitly, and backing off from those terms confirms and strengthens that. But they really just mean that you're in disagreement; hell, the christians that use anti-theist as a derogatory when referring to you are themselves anti-theists when it comes to other religions, probably. Scientology almost definitely.
So... hey!
Me, I probably am an anti-theist, in that I think religions do a lot of harm and we could definitely do without them. If someone accuses you of that, I say wear it with pride; having a position opposing something isn't a bad thing, especially if you genuinely feel- and can demonstrate- the harm that thing is causing.
The people tossing those terms at you are trying to put a negative spin on them implicitly, and backing off from those terms confirms and strengthens that. But they really just mean that you're in disagreement; hell, the christians that use anti-theist as a derogatory when referring to you are themselves anti-theists when it comes to other religions, probably. Scientology almost definitely.
So... hey!
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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