Post by Duane D La MottePost by %Post by Dawn FloodPost by Duane D La MotteJust as we don't need a term to describe someone who doesn't
believe in astrology or "chakras" or unicorns or leprechauns.
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheist
The word "atheist" is part of the English lexicon; it is *not* going
to disappear.
Dawn
right , it'll just never be used ,
just like the tahltan language ,
it's disappearing because no one uses it
Languages, and their words, evolve. Even if the word "atheist" stops
being used, the Merriam-Webster dictionary will simply list it as
being "obsolete" or "archaic".
Whether the word exists and is in use or not, it is an unnecessary word.
I don't believe in the tooth fairy or alchemy, and no word is needed to
describe that absence of belief.
Nonetheless, most human beings hold to the existence of immaterial
entities and/or forces, including God or gods, and so, as long as those
beliefs persist, the category of those of us who do not believe will be
the label of "not whatever".
You can say that the word is unnecessary, but as long as it persists in
writing and/or spoken speech, it will continue to be listed in the
various dictionaries.
Dawn