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That doesn't quite work. I'm not a stamp collector. Does that mean I lack a stamp collection, or do I have a collection of a lack of stamps? If I am asymptoma
by Igelau 6y ago
That doesn't quite work.
I'm not a stamp collector. Does that mean I lack a stamp collection, or do I have a collection of a lack of stamps?
If I am asymptomatic, is there a lack of symptoms, or is my symptom the lack thereof?
- labster 6y agoYou are stamp agnostic and symptomatic does not imply belief. Can we get back to talking about stonks now?
- Igelau 6y agoI don't believe in stonks either :)
- Noos 6y agoIf you believe stamp collectors are the source of all evil in the world, and congregate with other anti-stamp collectors to share your common struggle, maybe. It's one thing to not believe in unicorns, it's another to define yourself in opposition to unicorn believers, which many atheists do.
- Igelau 6y agoThat's a good point, and I think it points out the fundamental misunderstanding in the comment I was replying to: conflation of atheism with radical atheism, particularly New Atheism.
- BLKNSLVR 6y agoMy comment didn't mention 'radical' or 'New'. The location of "belief" makes the sentence an accurate description of atheism or not. Adding 'types' in front of the word just continues us down the path of words not really meaning anything anymore. Are radical atheists just atheists that act like dicks about it? Don't call them radical atheists, just call them dicks. Is a New Atheist one that does interpretive dance to explain their belief that there is no god? That's just an unlikely combination of two things, one of which is atheism. Eg. I'm a radical grammarian (a dick when it comes to grammar).