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What do you call a non follower of neither atheism or theism
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RE: What do you call a non follower of neither atheism or theism
(January 17, 2014 at 7:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
Quote:People get really uncomfortable around a "Non-conformist" don't they?

But what IS a non-conformist? Suppose alien beings from the planet Ozmulakk have different notions of conformity, how will we know whether to get uncomfortable or not?

Quote:For being "free" thinkers there are sure some "stuck" thinkers here. Now that's a label.

But you can't tell if someone is a free thinker or a 'stuck' thinker - for all you know, they're fibbing about their gender. Smile

Boru
You've illustrated my point perfectly. What does a label do but corner a person/object? If I call myself an 'atheist' you'll assign to me that I reject the claims of theism, and the opposite if I call myself a 'theist'. If I avoid the label, then you're left with seeing me for what I am, and not for what your label 'says' I am according to that label. You may later label me as a result of your observations, but the label is something YOU create for me, and is not a necessarily an accurate descriptor of me.
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RE: What do you call a non follower of neither atheism or theism - by ShaMan - January 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm

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