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why is there even a word to describe non believers?

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why is there even a word to describe non believers?
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RE: why is there even a word to describe non believers?
April 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm (This post was last modified: April 17, 2014 at 12:37 pm by *Deidre*.)
It's funny but when I was a theist, I (sometimes) had a noticeable reaction when someone would share with me that he/she is an atheist. Now that I'm an atheist, I find the term unnecessary. The term itself is very innocuous but it has come to automatically be associated with "evil," etc...by many religious people. As if not believing in any god or gods is somehow "evil."

I find that curious.
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RE: why is there even a word to describe non believers? - by *Deidre* - April 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm

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