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In reply to the discussion: Hi. I'm a militant atheist. Do you fear me? [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)74. When "rabid" is used to mean
"Not acting out of reason, and unlikely to be disuaded by reason", it fits quite well. Obviously, no one is using it literally. Obvious to most, anyway.
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When did the preferred adjective for atheists change from "rabid" to "militant"?
Fumesucker
Feb 2015
#7
seriously? 64 years old somehow I haven't heard that one until now.. but I tend to use the term ...
2banon
Feb 2015
#59
I think the whole problem is that you don't mean the word the same way others understand it.
Rainforestgoddess
Feb 2015
#8
Your insistence on fighting a (losing) battle over the semantics of "militant"
Maedhros
Feb 2015
#79
I don't fear you and congrats on someone starting a mocking thread in the other room.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#84
Well i am not going to judge how they run their room but the threads speak for themselves
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#94
I honestly hope you get a straight answer, because I'm at a loss. n/t
Rainforestgoddess
Feb 2015
#101
OK, I'm getting the picture. You are these two things but they are not related to
cbayer
Feb 2015
#121
If you self identify with a term that's insulting to atheists and is used by violent atheists
EvolveOrConvolve
Feb 2015
#130
Oh, I get it. You're comparing your experiences here to stigmatization homosexuals face.
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2015
#143
An absurd and self-indulgent thread, moderators would have removed it back in the day.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2015
#166