From: Clint O'Dell (clintodell@visto.com)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 13:54:49 MST
-----Original Message-----
From: J. R. Molloy jr@shasta.com
Sent: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 10:30:09 -0800
To: extropians@extropy.com
Subject: Re: Vital Essence
From: Clint O'Dell <clintodell@visto.com>
>I understand you'd like to adopt a different word for
>comfort reasons, and I respect that, but please don't try
to
>alter the real definition of an atheist.
You can call yourself whatever you like, but do not ever
refer to me as an
"atheist."
The term that fits my position on this is non-theist (for
the reasons outlined
earlier).
Respect others' terminology if you expect them to respect
yours.
Thank you.
--J. R. Molloy
The terminology is what is an atheist not what is a
non-theist. I have already stated I respect his terminology
of a non-theist, yet I cannot respect his altered
definition of an atheist because it is contradictory to the
common philosophical definition.
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