Brights?

Love Dawkins, BUT I am uncomfortable with referring to oneself as a 'bright', it smacks of referring to oneself as an ALPHA. Thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Tedster on August 31, 2008 at 6:16pm
It is a problem. I reluctantly call myself a bright, but it really does have an arrogant ring to it.
Permalink Reply by Tedster on August 31, 2008 at 6:16pm
by the way, I think this might belong to one of the other forums.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on August 31, 2008 at 10:33pm
I am new here, so dont quite know the forums yet, which should forever confirm that I am not a 'bright' LOL
Permalink Reply by Hessenroots on August 31, 2008 at 6:49pm
I've avoided the title for the same reason. There's an air of smugness in it that I'm not comfortable with. I think it really comes down to how you self identify and semantics.

I don't think badly of people that choose to use it...it's just not for me.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on August 31, 2008 at 10:33pm
Agreed, it is useful by way of distinction, to distinguish freethinkers from others, but I agree with your point that it sounds smug
Permalink Reply by Dawn K on August 31, 2008 at 7:13pm
I agree. Although I would consider myself a Bright, I can't use the term without feeling pretentious. For now I stick with atheist, humanist or non-religious depending on who I'm talking to.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on August 31, 2008 at 10:34pm
Yes, and I also like 'freethinker'
Permalink Reply by Tedster on August 31, 2008 at 10:53pm
The problem with the term freethinker is that it doesn't rule out some of superstitions in many peoples mind.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on September 1, 2008 at 2:33am
Do you mean that evidence should be the threshhold and hence superstitions would make one not a freethinker? HA I don't know if what I just said makes sense!!
Permalink Reply by LeaT on September 1, 2008 at 12:22pm
Freethinker just means someone who is free of thought; and it can be anyone who thinks differently, even someone believing in ghosts ;)
Permalink Reply by Lindsay on September 1, 2008 at 7:13pm
Or someone just willing to entertain the existence of ghosts?
Permalink Reply by Dawn K on September 1, 2008 at 11:18am
I agree about labels, OT but particularly when it comes to kids I think labels are inhibiting. I don't mind labeling myself as an atheist because that means one thing and one thing only.

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