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November 19, 2006
Down with atheism!
Atheism still carries a nod and a wink to the notion of a big bearded white man living in the clouds.
I don't believe that and I can't remember ever believing that so why should I have to define myself in opposition to that? Opposing theists just lends validity to their argument.
In my view, and many other peoples view including Richard Dawkins, the whole notion of the existence of god (no capitals, please) is a non-argument. You may as well call me an a-trollist (I dont believe that Trolls live below bridges) or an a-unicornist (everyone knows they didnt make the last call for the ark 
).
Obviously saying that you oppose the belief in the actual existence of characters from a fairy story would encourage everyone around you to suggest that you have a good long lie down and maybe a nice cup of tea and some of grannys pills. So why should people who find the claims of every religion as far-fetched and divorced from reality as the average childrens fairy story have to define themselves in opposition to those claims?
If I could, I would have the word 'atheist' abolished. It is a non-sense term - a bit of semantic sleight-of-hand foisted on us by an unfortunate and shameful history where we all once believed in fairy stories and paid bad men to frighten us with tales of eternal roasting.
Enough! Cast off the shackles! You are merely a human! God has nothing to do with your life! Call yourself a secular humanist or just a humanist if you must have a title.
Down with atheism!
Posted by dottie at November 19, 2006 3:46 PM