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Rationally Speaking #103 - Neil deGrasse Tyson on Why He Doesn't Call Himself an Atheist

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Is There a Label in Atheism?

Neil deGrasse Tyson: I'm sympathetic to your desire to avoid labels and sort of tribal affiliation. He says there's a good argument for avoiding labels in terms of your own self-conception. But at the same time, he adds, labels are also just words. And if that's all it is, then why does someone tell me what words I should or shouldn't use? De Grasse Tyson: If you're an atheist, do you have a belief in a God? Do you think it's very likely that there is that a God or God's exist or not? You're an atheist.

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