What is in a label?

[Purple Rabbit]

"Atheist" is more succinct than "I have no belief in god(s)" and if the English language were full of phrases instead of words a discussion would be awfully long.

Succintness is only an illusion when you have to define it over and over again.

Sounds like philosophical BS to me!!!

Believing that you need a lot of discussion on labels to say just six simple words isn't too difficult to grasp. But sure, if it is hard to understand that all these discussions on the meaning of the words atheism and agnosticism do not constitute clear communication, you might drag in the label 'philosophical BS', that is pretty clear the end of communication altogether.

Also, why adopt a label for yourself in terms of how you are not complying to the stance of someone else?

Why not? I assume most words derive their meaning from somewhere ... it doesn't bother me that "atheist" inherently relies on the meaning of "theist". Why should it?

Kyu

Well, that's your choice Kyu, go on defining yourself as you like, an anti-KKK, a non-vegetarian, a non-totalitarian dictator, a non-asshole if you like, but I was speaking for myself. If it doesn't bother you, that's fine with me.