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Clarifying the Definition of Atheism
- Atheism means lack of belief in anything supernatural, not absolute certainty there is no God.
- There is a continuum of confidence between agnosticism and atheism based on levels of probability.
Avoid Labeling Children With Beliefs
- Avoid labeling children as "atheist" or "Catholic"; they are not yet indoctrinated.
- Restrain from prematurely assigning belief labels to children to prevent accusations of indoctrination.
Shock at Labeling Atheist Children
- Dawkins was shocked when a woman at an atheist conference asked all "atheist children" to come on stage.
- He finds labeling children as atheist inappropriate and counterproductive.