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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it comes up I will say I'm an atheist- I don't advertise it.  Not for any reason, it would just be weird to say "BTW, I don't believe in god" out of nowhere.  [/quote]

Would you wear some kind of an atheist emblem (like Christians wear a cross) if they existed?[/quote]

DP, but I would not. My identity isn't tied up in not believing. [/quote]

Similarly, I think a lot of believers' identities are not tied up in believing, but the society  encourages the wearing of religious symbols and mentioning church the way people would mention any other place.

Also, society discourages mentioning lack of belief.  Maybe that should change[/quote]

I just disagree that people wearing crosses or religious garb, or talking about religion, do not have religion as a strong part of their identity.

And I disagree that the default position is religious. I think if you're silent about religion and not wearing symbols, people assume you're not religious. They may be wrong in their assumption, but that's the assumption precisely because so many religious people broadcast it. [/quote]

I'm an atheist that broadcasts Christianity because it's my culture.  Go figure.  It's like an American abroad joining an Independence Day celebration in London.  It happens.  I've done that too.[/quote]

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