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Atheists & Agnostics

Freelancer

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5. Better to keep the deists+anti-theists+agnostics on your side in this fight.

Reply to es35 (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:48 PM

Apr 2016

Using the term "God-myth" is pretty loaded. Even if it may accurately reflect your take on the Universe, it's not a very inclusive choice of terms. The problem is that it peels your rhetoric away from at least three groups that are, otherwise, allies of atheists on a number of issues. A lot of deists, anti-theists and agnostics aren't going to be with you if you go there.

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Let's all start using the phrase "God-myth" instead of the word "God" from now on [View all] es35 Apr 2016 OP

How about God Smith? Cartoonist Apr 2016 #1

Well... AlbertCat Apr 2016 #2

You would get done for hate speech, mr blur Apr 2016 #3

Or one could name some specific god like Zeus, or Odin, or Shiva. Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 #4

Better to keep the deists+anti-theists+agnostics on your side in this fight. Freelancer Apr 2016 #5

Then they're part of the problem, aren't they? mr blur Apr 2016 #6

+1 cleanhippie Apr 2016 #7

I wasn't trying to antagonize. Freelancer Apr 2016 #8

And thanks for patronising, I guess. mr blur Apr 2016 #9

You're welcome. Freelancer Apr 2016 #10