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Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by groundnutoil(m): 8:02pm On May 03, 2016
pls what a is a person who doesnt what anything to do with religion called?
Weda god exist or not he doesnt care or doesnt want to no.what is such a person called
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by opeaceo: 8:09pm On May 03, 2016
Hahn, ghost01, someone needs your help.
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by SUPERPACK: 8:27pm On May 03, 2016
groundnutoil:
pls what a is a person who doesnt what anything to do with religion called?
Weda god exist or not he doesnt care or doesnt want to no.what is such a person called
Atheist
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by groundnutoil(m): 8:29pm On May 03, 2016
SUPERPACK:
Atheist
nope i dont tink so
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by SUPERPACK: 8:33pm On May 03, 2016
groundnutoil:
nope i dont tink so
Atheist: Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/atheist
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by Ghost01(m): 8:34pm On May 03, 2016
opeaceo:
Hahn, ghost01, someone needs your help.
Lol. The word the OP is looking for is 'atheist'.
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by cloudgoddess(f): 8:37pm On May 03, 2016
groundnutoil:
nope i dont tink so
From my understanding of the word atheist, I think that is indeed what you are. An agnostic-atheist to be precise.

There are plenty of apathetic atheists that don't believe in a god but don't actively seek to fight against religion. Most people in Japan for example fit this description. Religion (outside of traditional/cultural ceremonies) isn't a part of their lives and they don't worship gods, but they don't actively argue against the existence of gods (probably because they don't need to - everyone around them is equally as apathetic towards the issue).

I can understand not wanting to be associated with the atheist title since it carries quite a bit of stigma and unfortunately theists have contorted the meaning to be more aggressive than it innately is. But the bottom line is that a person who does not worship any gods is an atheist. Doesn't mean you have to start debating theists or anything - there is no actual obligation that comes with the title.

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Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by groundnutoil(m): 8:55pm On May 03, 2016
cloudgoddess:

From my understanding of the word atheist, I think that is indeed what you are. An agnostic-atheist to be precise.

There are plenty of apathetic atheists that don't believe in a god but don't actively seek to fight against religion. Most people in Japan for example fit this description. Religion (outside of traditional/cultural ceremonies) isn't a part of their lives and they don't worship gods, but they don't actively argue against the existence of gods (probably because they don't need to - everyone around them is equally as apathetic towards the issue).

I can understand not wanting to be associated with the atheist title since it carries quite a bit of stigma and unfortunately theists have contorted the meaning to be more aggressive than it innately is. But the bottom line is that a person who does not worship any gods is an atheist. Doesn't mean you have to start debating theists or anything - there is no actual obligation that comes with the title.
am agnostic dat i have knowned 4 a long time.but now i just dont want to totally have anytin to do with religion no mata what.dats d faze i am now.thanks 4 d explanation thou

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Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by opeaceo: 9:07pm On May 03, 2016
Ghost01:
Lol. The word the OP is looking for is 'atheist'.

ooh. thanks for helping out.
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by johnydon22(m): 12:23am On May 04, 2016
groundnutoil:
pls what a is a person who doesnt what anything to do with religion called?
Weda god exist or not he doesnt care or doesnt want to no .what is such a person called

From the bolded above, it is called Apatheism. . . another practical type of atheism just like Pantheism is also a watered type of literal atheism.

You may want to call yourself an agnostic apatheist though

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Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by urahara(m): 12:40am On May 04, 2016
groundnutoil:
pls what a is a person who doesnt what anything to do with religion called?
Weda god exist or not he doesnt care or doesnt want to no.what is such a person called

Such a person is called an apatheist
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by groundnutoil(m): 7:50am On May 04, 2016
johnydon22:


From the bolded above, it is called Apatheism. . . another practical type of atheism just like Pantheism is also a watered type of literal atheism.

You may want to call yourself an agnostic apatheist though
thanks bro am at peace with ma self
Re: Someone Who Doesnt Want Anything To Do With Religion by groundnutoil(m): 7:52am On May 04, 2016
urahara:

Such a person is called an apatheist
now dat is me inner peace level--- 65% thanks bro

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