Comments on: Accumulated Wisdom 2007.12.21 http://polypyloctomy.24kblogs.com/2007/12/21/accumulated-wisdom-20071221/ Splitting philosophical hairs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mike Haubrich, FCD http://polypyloctomy.24kblogs.com/2007/12/21/accumulated-wisdom-20071221/#comment-141 Mike Haubrich, FCD Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:08:12 +0000 http://polypyloctomy.24kblogs.com/2007/12/21/accumulated-wisdom-20071221/#comment-141 I think that part of the problem with gaining Humanist traction is that members know what humanist values are, but the general population hears the term "humanist" and go "What?" Hated or love, there is no ambiguity to the word "Atheist." While I share the humanist values of making the world a better place without magical thinking; I am not shy to be upfront about being an atheist. As to what Matthew Nisbet is saying, well, of course as atheists we can work with the stewardship Christians on environmental atheists. I disagree with him that atheists shouldn't talk so much about being atheists for fear of offending him. I think that his attempts to frame it this way are more patronizing than accommodating. They are grownups, they can handle it. I think that part of the problem with gaining Humanist traction is that members know what humanist values are, but the general population hears the term “humanist” and go “What?” Hated or love, there is no ambiguity to the word “Atheist.”

While I share the humanist values of making the world a better place without magical thinking; I am not shy to be upfront about being an atheist.

As to what Matthew Nisbet is saying, well, of course as atheists we can work with the stewardship Christians on environmental atheists. I disagree with him that atheists shouldn’t talk so much about being atheists for fear of offending him. I think that his attempts to frame it this way are more patronizing than accommodating. They are grownups, they can handle it.

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