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I think that give The Opposition room to consider me one dimensional, as well as allowing anybody to pigeon-hole me.
If someone thinks an accurate descriptor is 'one dimensional' based on the fact that they assume that there are no other applicable descriptors, or if they need an excuse to pigeon-hole me, that's their problem. I'm not going to contort myself in an attempt - probably pointless - to make them stop.
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Originally Posted by Rafius
I am atheist is correct.
And not running away from the term owns and it normalizes it.
If someone thinks an accurate descriptor is 'one dimensional' based on the fact that they assume that there are no other applicable descriptors, or if they need an excuse to pigeon-hole me, that's their problem. I'm not going to contort myself in an attempt - probably pointless - to make them stop.
I'm good at drop-shotting, so cutting them off early is easy for me.
If someone thinks an accurate descriptor is 'one dimensional' based on the fact that they assume that there are no other applicable descriptors, or if they need an excuse to pigeon-hole me, that's their problem. I'm not going to contort myself in an attempt - probably pointless - to make them stop.
And not running away from the term owns and it normalizes it.
I am constantly bemused by the Byzantine Mahayanism of the debate that goes on about what kind of atheist an atheist is or what is the correct term to apply.
We do not have a good reason to believe in a god so we don't believe in any until there is good reason to. Call it what you like, atheism based on not knowing (agnosticism) is actually what it is. Atheist is what you are, whatever terms you use. Wranging about it serves no purpose than to give theist apologetics a wet lettuce to beat atheism with.
I keep wanting that first line to read "I am atheistic is correct."
Different context I think old fruit but English grammar is not my strong point. 'I am atheistic' would work if one were referring to the characteristics of atheism but not for saying what one is. Atheistic is an adverb and atheist is a noun...I think! Bit like one could say 'I am materialistic' - but one wouldn't say 'I am material'. As I said though, English grammar loses me sometimes.
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