I like 'anti-theism'. I have read a lot of Dawkins and I like his approach as well.
For me, 'anti-theism' sounds too much like a club or 'calling'. It sounds like way too much work. I'm not going to waist my time talking to believers about the way I see things. At the same time I'm not going to 'play along' with all the superstitious garbage that we so quickly practice. Ex. - people cant wait to proclaim 'blessings' after someone sneezes.
I'm not going to say 'god bless you' when someone sneezed, because its meaningless crap that perpetuates a lie (existence of god). At the same time, if someone says 'god bless you' when I sneeze, I will most likely reply with a 'thank you' as per tradition. Its too much work for me to say nothing and snub the person doing the 'blessing'. Its not my place to object to their sneeze blessing with my silence. They need to come to that place on their own.
For me, 'anti-theism' sounds too much like a club or 'calling'. It sounds like way too much work. I'm not going to waist my time talking to believers about the way I see things. At the same time I'm not going to 'play along' with all the superstitious garbage that we so quickly practice. Ex. - people cant wait to proclaim 'blessings' after someone sneezes.
I'm not going to say 'god bless you' when someone sneezed, because its meaningless crap that perpetuates a lie (existence of god). At the same time, if someone says 'god bless you' when I sneeze, I will most likely reply with a 'thank you' as per tradition. Its too much work for me to say nothing and snub the person doing the 'blessing'. Its not my place to object to their sneeze blessing with my silence. They need to come to that place on their own.