Originally posted by Cupocity303
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Originally posted by Cupocity303
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I usually try not to label myself anything, because people put you in a box. And i dont usually call myself an atheist. But i dont see why i shouldnt, if thats what i am. If people now think atheism = anti-religion, they are in the wrong. I understand that is what atheism has become online, and maybe in some parts of the world, but it shouldnt be. In the same way saying you are a muslim shouldnt automatically mean you are anti-west and pro-suicide bombings.
I have called my self agnostic (i know agnosticism p1sses people off somehow, but i used it to say i dont claim to know there is no God, i just dont believe there is), and have called myself non-religious, but there are so many believers in God, and even Jesus, who would call themselves non-religious.
So, i could call myself non-religious, but what would that change? I get into discussions because usually i want to explain my point of view as an atheist.
If atheism is just the opposite of theism, then it shouldnt be seen as anti-religion, nor is it the same as non-religious.
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