CNN has an article
that lists six types of atheists. It's based on a study by two
researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. (Note that
the link to the actual study is nonfunctional; it only brings you back
to the article. Why is it that major media cannot handle the simple
science of links?!)
If you're an atheist, try to find your "type" in the list. This is mine:
If you're an atheist, try to find your "type" in the list. This is mine:
4) Anti-theist
This group regularly speaks out against religion and religious beliefs, usually by positioning themselves as “diametrically opposed to religious ideology,” Silver and Coleman wrote.
“Anti-theists view religion as ignorance and see any individual or institution associated with it as backward and socially detrimental,” the researchers wrote. “The Anti-Theist has a clear and – in their view, [ahem] superior – understanding of the limitations and danger of religions.”Yup, that's me. So what type are you? Tell us in the comments.
Anti-theists are outspoken, devoted and – at times – confrontational about their disbelief. They believe that "obvious fallacies in religion and belief should be aggressively addressed in some form or another.”
