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Is being an atheist important?

Is it important to let people know you are an atheist?

ThomasLevi 6 Jan 28
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Being an Atheist is as important as being honest sane and neighborly. I was born this way and cannot imagine living my life any differently than Atheistically......I will not lie for 2 rapist popes, be irrational as bible thumpers nor threaten anyone with alleged hells nor bribe others with alleged heavens

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No.

Being successful in life is. If you do that as <insert belief, or lack, system here> then more power to you.

What is important is that you are happy and healthy. It is totally unimportant HOW you go about doing that.

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Yes.

Betty Level 8 Jan 28, 2018
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If you want people to know who you are and if that is the truth about you. Let it be known.

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Is the fact that it is raining or not, important?
Based on logical contingency I would have to say yes.

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i try to avoid all isms when describing or introducing my self. i see my self more as someone who doesn't tolerate bullshit.

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Not if it is unnecessary, I don't tell people many things.

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No. Being human and respectful of other's thinking is much more important to me.

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Not too much.

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I'm mixed on this one. Ultimately, I'm more an agnostic leaning atheist. I'm not totally "out" I guess. So for that reason it is hard to know.

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Only when they insist on religious conversation or stepping on other people's beliefs. I don't run up to strangers and tell them I'm an athiest because that's not the only thing that makes me me. It's just a part of who I am.

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My lack of faith is not something I generally advertise.

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The label is not important. What is important is freedom from slavish devotion to religious ideology.

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Not really , the beauty of being an atheist is that it doesn't consume enormous quantities of time .

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Not the general public. Perhaps people you work with and people you live with.

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Personally, only if people ask and argue. I generally let people believe what they want. I try not to judge people too much because it's a free country, and lately I've not been pestered because, though people may not understand, they understand I don't judge them.

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About as important as not believing in the tooth fairy.

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Is not a matter of "being important" but of you feeling it's being important to you.

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