If there are infinite futures I am sure that there are also infinite pasts. Look at how we choose to believe either this or that abour our own history, let alone the history of the Universe. What if our future is decided upon our various beliefs in the past? What if we create our own future by our thoughts? What if?
But is this relevant to wether to call one-self atheist or non-believer? Since I started this thread, I have gone through some serious searching, mainly because I lost both my Mother and big Brother in a fairly short time. I received all kinds of different well meaning condoleances, both from believers and more cynical (if that is what one is supposed to call someone without faith) people like myself. I then realized that the non-religious appealed more to me than the religious, and I once again came back to the fact that I honestly prefer the term "non-believer" as it better describes my personal complete absence of belief.
Being a person completely devoid of any kind of religion or belief, I think that this is the terminology I will continue to use.
But is this relevant to wether to call one-self atheist or non-believer? Since I started this thread, I have gone through some serious searching, mainly because I lost both my Mother and big Brother in a fairly short time. I received all kinds of different well meaning condoleances, both from believers and more cynical (if that is what one is supposed to call someone without faith) people like myself. I then realized that the non-religious appealed more to me than the religious, and I once again came back to the fact that I honestly prefer the term "non-believer" as it better describes my personal complete absence of belief.
Being a person completely devoid of any kind of religion or belief, I think that this is the terminology I will continue to use.