News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?. Parent comment

Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean? by kaens on Sunday November 09, 2008 @11:03PM (#358841)
I don't consider it to be, but it certainly is for a large portion of the USAs population, mainly due to differing interpretations of what the word means, and the common perception (at least in small-town USA) of atheists being amoral as well.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean? by pchristensen on Monday November 10, 2008 @09:58AM (#359243)
It's kind of like "socialist" - many people think of it as inherently bad, instead of just a different set of relative values. I've lived in Sweden and can say that atheism, agnosticism, and socialism aren't bad, just different.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean? by kaens on Monday November 10, 2008 @06:18PM (#359920)
Exactly. It has a lot to do with the ambiguity of language, particularly english.
[ Parent | on HN ]