What it means to be an atheist.

Sky pixie worshipers seem to have an obsession with classifying atheism and atheists. They seem desperate to imply that there is a core set of beliefs that unites all of us or at least some of us. They are forever creating terms like "militant atheist" or "folk atheist".

There simply isn't any need for this kind of classification and it just reflects the obvious lack of imagination and capacity for rational thinking that theists all share. They simply can't conceive of people living their lives without any hint of religious beliefs. They desperately want to believe that the absence of belief is some kind of religion in itself. It's quite pathetic and really shouldn't be encouraged.

How did Jon Stewart put it when he was on Fox? “Because the soup you swim in is agenda-driven, you can't conceive of a scenario where that is NOT the case.” I believe this holds true with the vast majority of theists. Because they are more than happy to define themselves and be defined by others (the narrower the definition the better, it would seem), it's impossible for them to understand that, for some people, no definition or label is necessary. The term atheist is misused and misunderstood. Sam Harris uses the example of, "we don't have a term for non-astrologers." Atheists don't wake up in the morning going, "I don't believe, I don't believe..." the way that many religious people almost certainly spend a lot of time trying to convince themselves of their faith. The only thing that links all atheists is that they do not believe in a supreme being on insufficient evidence. Other than that, there is no linkage. 

There is no church of atheism, there is no dogmatic ideology. They are just people who go about their day not worrying about superstitious nonsense and eternal salvation and the indoctrination of children.

That's all for now.