re: #264 cenotaphium

Arguing from dictionary definitions is a fallacy in its own right, I think. Language is a living thing and definitions change all the time. As I thought I made clear, this is not my own pet definition, it’s quite wide-spread. That there is a confusion beyond the dictionary definition should be evidenced by you having the same argument weekly?

There’s also a specific problem with people objecting to what atheists themselves mean when they use the word atheist. Surely we atheists get to say what it means?
It would be pretty crazy if we ran around telling Christians they can’t use the word Christian for themselves (or something similar).