Mike,
A-theist is just the proper term to apply to someone who does not believe in a
god, or even the possibility of a god.
I personally wear the term as a neutral-grey feature of my personality.
And yet I understand sympathetically where brethren and sistren come from when
them embrace the possibility of a god.
When they embrace the REALITY of a god, though, I back away, and hide my poetry
books, in case they send the God Police over.
Too many Literalists: of Religion, and of Science.
Let THAT be my epitaph.
Love to all you guys,
--Joe
PS I know some who believe in an "impersonal" god, who created them, and then
went the fuck out for drinks. I like those folks a lot.
> uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>
> Merle, I'm one of those who don't believe in a personal god and detest being
> called an "atheist" for this lack of belief. A god who suspends the Laws of
> Nature for us personally is as likely as a fairy coming in the middle of the
> night to put money under the pillow as a reward for leaving a tooth there
> (There's more evidence for the latter..). We don't have labels for those who
> don't believe in this generous and mouth-care aware fairy, just as we don't
> have labels for those who don't believe in horoscopes or leprechauns etc. So
> why the label for those who don't believe in this personal god? Christians
> who don't believe in The Rainbow Serpent are atheists to those who do
> believe, which illustrates just how ridiculous the label is.
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