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intaglio

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58. Try "my beliefs are entirely secular"
Thu May 8, 2014, 04:06 PM
May 2014

or "I am a solipsist"

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Less seriously

If you can do the speaking in tongues thing try doing that:

Palest marak nibal toppesch ti flaar,
Sondalcair flimil sohn togar
Kahra! Klaras! ton gjibah!

I find that is good for a laugh when doorstepped by believers ...

Or if you want to confuse them ask them to prove "Sredni Vashtar" is not the true deity and if they have not heard of him then that is their loss -and eventual death.
Sredni Vashtar went forth,

His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white.

His enemies called for peace, but he brought them death.
Which dictionary? Lionessa Apr 2012 #1
Most of them. PassingFair Apr 2012 #7
Many words have multiple meanings. look at 2a instead dmallind Apr 2012 #48
Webster was a fundamentalist Xtian.... A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #56
Try non-believer SecularMotion Apr 2012 #2
I like non-believer, but it only works in a religious context. PassingFair Apr 2012 #8
Semantics, just as any other way, does no good either. One way edgineered Apr 2012 #3
I don't like labels. rrneck Apr 2012 #4
It is annoying, but don't let other people tell you what you are. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #5
Not really... WillParkinson Apr 2012 #6
I am just so sick of having to have the initial argument with them. PassingFair Apr 2012 #9
Then don't... WillParkinson Apr 2012 #10
A rose by any other name..... PassingFair Apr 2012 #12
I have never had to deal with arguments. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #11
I care enough to fight for Atheism, but I realize it is just a word. PassingFair Apr 2012 #16
Do you think that there will be less problem with that word? Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #24
Yes, I "know" (get it..?) that there will be less problem with this word. PassingFair Apr 2012 #26
They'll probably assume you're more "open" to finding "god" if you're an agnostic Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #41
"I don't believe in god"- AlbertCat Apr 2012 #42
I am not all that sure this is better. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #43
Just remind yourself, they HAVE to think that way. trotsky Apr 2012 #13
Then I will begin by taking that from them. PassingFair Apr 2012 #19
Try saying pantheist. Neoma Apr 2012 #14
Hey, I had to look it up. PassingFair Apr 2012 #20
I figure, if there is a goddess, and she's everywhere. Neoma Apr 2012 #22
I like the sound of that... CJCRANE Apr 2012 #39
I go by the first one. Neoma Apr 2012 #40
Everything is God or God is Everything AlbertCat Apr 2012 #44
I call it applied mathematics. See my signature. stone space May 2014 #55
What others think of or misinterpret about your thinking... SamG Apr 2012 #15
OK, ON-LINE, I will stop calling myself an Atheist. PassingFair Apr 2012 #17
How do you renounce atheism? Warpy Apr 2012 #18
"...they're ready to drop the subject." PassingFair Apr 2012 #21
At least it doesn't come up with me. Warpy Apr 2012 #25
Mostly, I'm reacting to this thread: PassingFair Apr 2012 #23
I like what Julia Sweeney has to say about the word "atheist". deucemagnet Apr 2012 #27
I have to warn you... laconicsax Apr 2012 #28
Best to make a clean break. PassingFair Apr 2012 #29
I usually use the term... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #30
You, and I, and many others here, likely fall under the category of Agnostic Atheism. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #31
Thank you, Eqfan... PassingFair Apr 2012 #45
Don't argue with them. Iggo Apr 2012 #32
I usually just say madmom Apr 2012 #33
So do you say that because "atheist" brands you as "bad"... PassingFair Apr 2012 #34
I never really formally identified as an atheist but have told a few madmom Apr 2012 #35
What do you tell your children to say when they are asked about their religion... PassingFair Apr 2012 #36
You know, I seriously don't remember it ever being much of a problem when madmom Apr 2012 #46
Holy Crap! PassingFair Apr 2012 #47
Does your son still have a relationship with "Mom"? nt PassingFair Apr 2012 #49
Yes he talks to her, but not a good relationship, by any means. He just wanted madmom Apr 2012 #50
Oh yeah...they're 16 and 20 now. PassingFair Apr 2012 #51
LOL, I know exactly what you mean. My youngest is madmom Apr 2012 #52
After reading the thread you linked... onager Apr 2012 #37
Yeah...the Sagan thing was a low blow. PassingFair Apr 2012 #38
The nice thing about atheism... ElboRuum Apr 2012 #53
Thank you. PassingFair Apr 2012 #54
If I tell someone I am Atheist, I immediately follow that up with... A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #57
Try "my beliefs are entirely secular" intaglio May 2014 #58
I never get tired of watching them take another run at it. Iggo May 2014 #59
I embrace the label because it describes my state of belief. LiberalAndProud May 2014 #60
The argument over semantics DOES get really old. FiveGoodMen May 2014 #61
Anyone else tired of explaining "Strong Atheism" vs. "Atheism" vs. "Agnosticism"? AlbertCat May 2014 #62
Labels are like... constricting man. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #63
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