Me: I think you should portray yourself as a skeptic, at the very least make sure to point out that skepticism goes hand in hand with your mindset which is what lead you to be an atheist.
While I am an atheist I find that the use of the label "atheist" isn't very effective since there is nothing within atheism, by itself, that is unifying. It is that which leads a person away from religion that is unifying.
EnglishAtheist: I appreciate your input, but i will continue to portray myself as an Atheist. I see no reason why we Atheists can't be united, if it's merely a question of labeling.
Me: Ah, sorry, I actually meant to say to do it alongside, rather than separately. Some of what I meant to say got lost because when I first tried to post I hit "discard" instead of "Post Comment."
Its actually why the "at the very least" bit in there seems a bit out of place.
It is possible to be united, regardless of the label, but Raelien believers and other kooks are also atheists, so clarifications are sometimes necessary.
I mean, to only say you are an atheist says little about you.
EnglishAtheist: Raelians are not Atheists, they have a belief system (one that makes more sense than an omnipotent God). Atheism is the rejection of all religion, not just Christianity. Anyone who has a belief system is a Theist.
I obviously have a life, I just thought that I should concentrate this channel on Atheism to promote debate.
Me: I'm not going to argue, anyone who doesn't believe in one or more deities is by definition an atheist. Raeliens don't believe in deities, and while it may "make more sense than an omnipotent God," the belief system is still nonsense.
I didn't say you don't have a life, nor would I care if you didn't, maybe there is some colloquial divide here that made you think that I said this, but since I am not from England I can't know. Also note, I never mentioned Christianity.
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I also tagged in, after all of that a new comment which was...
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I thought I would point out, there may be a case to be made against Raelism being atheistic, or nontheistic, even though they do not identify the aliens as deities, you could say they might as well be considered deities. It may have been a poor example on my part.
However, it does present something of value. An idea for one of your videos might be to present a case for why atheism is defined as "the rejection of any belief systems," and not as "a lack of belief in one or more deities."