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Yeah a lot of people dont want to use the term atheist, because it has been given negative connotations by the religious folk for years.Most atheists when asked their status will prefer to say things like, "not religious" "non believer" "agnostic" etc because it avoids a lot of judgement by religious folk, if you tell a really religious person your an atheist, their face screws up and seem to be offended and get judgemental, so i often use the term not religious in public settings, which doesn't seem to get as bad reaction, however it does seem to make them think they have a chance to preach, so if i want to avoid preaching i say atheist.At the end of the day the word atheist just means someone who doesn't believe in any of the gods, so its the most appropriate term for "non believers", even if the person is what would be described as a cultural Christian, Jew or Muslim.
Yeah a lot of people dont want to use the term atheist, because it has been given negative connotations by the religious folk for years.
Most atheists when asked their status will prefer to say things like, "not religious" "non believer" "agnostic" etc because it avoids a lot of judgement by religious folk, if you tell a really religious person your an atheist, their face screws up and seem to be offended and get judgemental, so i often use the term not religious in public settings, which doesn't seem to get as bad reaction, however it does seem to make them think they have a chance to preach, so if i want to avoid preaching i say atheist.
At the end of the day the word atheist just means someone who doesn't believe in any of the gods, so its the most appropriate term for "non believers", even if the person is what would be described as a cultural Christian, Jew or Muslim.
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