(August 29, 2013 at 9:45 am)Texas Sailor Wrote: If you actually DID read it or see the video, you might have recognized some pretty good reasons as to why the title of Atheist is somewhat counterproductive.In real life? Never!
How many times are discussions derailed by debates over the proper definition of Atheist?
In this forum? a few times... but that's what this forum is for!
(August 29, 2013 at 9:45 am)Texas Sailor Wrote: Is it necessary to identify yourself as an Aracist?If we lived in a world where something like 80% of the population were racist, then I guess... yes!
(August 29, 2013 at 9:45 am)Texas Sailor Wrote: It wasn't about changing definitions, it was about how the word in question is completely unnecessary.Yes, because how it became attached with a baggage, like Neil said, that's counter-productive.
Also, of course, in a (hypothetical) world where 80% of the people do not believe in a god, the term atheist would be unnecessary, yes... only the word theist would be used to refer to "the other guys".... the minority.
But, in this world, the word exists and its meaning is "person who does not believe in the existence of any god". That's what I am, that's one of my labels.
