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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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