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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Atheists define themselves negatively, by what they don't believe in.  It's inherently non-conformist.  "This is what I do NOT believe in, my non belief is what defines me."

I'll bet there's lots of other things that atheists don't believe and do believe in, yet they choose to define themselves on not believing in god.

It's peculiar to define one's identity in the negative, but as one poster noted, he was raised Catholic, and he can't tell his grandparents about being an atheist.  The atheism is perceived as a rejection of the Catholicism.  I think most atheists who bother telling anyone about it are similar.  On some level, they've all got an axe to grind.
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And this sums it up.[/quote]

So what should I say when asked about my religion and religious beliefs? Seriously.  I don't go around proselytizing atheism, I use it as a descriptor when my personal religious beliefs are asked about. Which is not often. As someone who grew up catholic, when I decided I wasn't catholic I wanted a term to describe myself as 'catholic' was really a part of my identity.

And I'm a woman. I'm not going to lie about what I believe to make the average Joe feel special if they ask me. And I'm not going to passively watch a thread where I'm being stereotyped as an angry obnoxious ahole with an axe to grind. [/quote]

You don't have to say anything about your religion or religious beliefs.   In fact, why would anyone ask you about your religion or religious beliefs?  Atheism means you don't believe in god.  It doesn't mean you have to disclose that to anyone.  That's your political choice.[/quote]

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