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  • Yeah, I suppose my second sentence is somewhat diminitive… The article itself is more of a “dossier” than a single article, and gatekeeping discussions only for those who read the full article(s) kind of discourages discussions on the topic.

    The first thing I wanted to convey is that they’re trying to redefine something that already exists. Today I learned that “atheism” has such a loaded baggage to you and the article’s authors that they’re is a need for a new word!

    Too me, that is quite the revelation: everything I read in the article is exactly what I understand to be “atheism”! I’ve known that in some places on the world, it can be worst to be atheist than to be of the “wrong” religion… I hope using “the none phenomena” will help these people be safer…


  • i_love_FFT@lemmy.mltoWorld News@lemmy.mlThe Nones
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    They’re taking about atheists. That’s it.

    Edit: Basically, this is a click-bait title where they intentionally keep the title’s meaning mysterious, like it’s a new viral trend or something dangerous. They define:

    These so-called “nones" — atheists, agnostics, or nothing in particular —