Many atheists find it unpleasant and sometimes don't want to openly and proudly categorize themselves as atheists when asked. Some prefer to use the words humanists spiritualist non believer non religious etc. In many occasions the word Atheist is considered offensive. If we atheists have to label ourselves , what is the preferred terminology?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.There's a time and a place for any label. If I'm up for a fight, I'll answer that I'm an atheist. If I'm not in the mood, I'll weasel around it. Like nonreligious or something more specific like how I don't let any religion get in the way with my relationship with God.
I'm tempted to check out the Buddhist temple. Might be some good advice there, and theists don't tend to have an issue with Buddhism. I mean, aside from the rabid theists, but there's no pleasing those people.
Kuildeous
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Dec 3, 2018
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I've been an atheist for about 20 yrs.. "accidentally" stumbled into a Zen Buddhist Temple and fit right in. My estimate is at least half are atheists, some Pagans, Christians, a few Sikhs, and Hindus. I admit, I usually feel like the "smartest person in the room" lol.. not here... and that is great.
While I was in Saudi Arabia in the Eighties, I found that the Saudi's spoke to the Thai guest workers as if they were the scum of the Earth. I was shocked that such lovely people could be teated in this way.
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