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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For atheists, maybe if the question is "what religion are you?"  the answer is "none"  _ I don't have a religion.  I don't believe in god"[/quote]

Why would I use 11 words when I can say the same thing with 1? That's like using the dictionary definition of a word rather than the word itself. That seems silly.

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only if you want to make an effort to help people understand what an atheist is.  i.e., that's it's not a person who is anti-religion or a person who thinks religious people are stupid, or a person who thinks they have all the answers.  It's just a person who does not believe in god.   I guess I'd add "I'm an atheist" to the end of the quote above to make it perfectly clear.  And you're right -- it's like a dictionary definition. It's purpose is to explain, not just to make a statement.[/quote]

[b]Yes but in reality everyone knows that someone who labels themselves "atheist" rather than just says "non-religious" IS expressing antagonism towards religion.  The vast majority of atheists are AGAINST religion[/b], not just because they don't believe in it themselves, they think it's a BAD INFLUENCE on society and [b]think religious people are stupid and superstitious.[/b]  Which they may be.  But [b]labeling yourself an atheist means you want to get down in the trenches and fight about it.[/b][/quote]

Incorrect in all three bolded passages.  Everyone does not know that because it isn't true. Plenty of pps in this thread have expressed no antagonism for religion whatsoever. There are a couple who have but the majority have not.

I do not think religious people are stupid. Certainly atheists citing people like Thomas Aquinas and St Anselm don't think all religious people are stupid.

I have no desire to get into the trenches. An atheist did not start this thread I'll remind you. You all brought the fight to us. [/quote]

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