Is it Sam Harris who's against use of the word "atheist", because there should be no need to label a rational "non-superstitionist" position? He makes good points for the case, and it's not easy to dismiss those, but in the end I don't have a problem with labels. If a word is useful in referring to some stance, then let there be a word for it, even if the stance is a perfectly rational one!
In this case, I'll take "strong antitheist". If nothing else, it makes people ask "What's that mean?", and that becomes a good chance to explain.
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Ah! what a divine religion might be found out if charity were really made the principle of it instead of faith.
Is it Sam Harris who's against use of the word "atheist", because there should be no need to label a rational "non-superstitionist" position? He makes good points for the case, and it's not easy to dismiss those, but in the end I don't have a problem with labels. If a word is useful in referring to some stance, then let there be a word for it, even if the stance is a perfectly rational one!
In this case, I'll take "strong antitheist". If nothing else, it makes people ask "What's that mean?", and that becomes a good chance to explain.