Yes, its all got very tribal. I think we can overcome it best by avoiding defending or attacking labels.
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But if ppl are associating all sorts of good or bad thing with the word 'atheist', I prefer to just skip it & get to the point.
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Does that actually work? Tried it for years. Tired of it now. Going with not identifying with the label but tackling the problem.
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But it doesn't mean I have to argue with Michael. He defined what he meant by it so I can agree I fit that description.
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No, no. I was just using him as example to show semantics can be important to him & I can accept his w/out it being important to me
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