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(slang, neologism) An atheist who thinks faith should not be criticized..
Those are all appeals made either to the assumptions that Dennett shares with the belief-believers (or “faitheists”) or to their own priorities in ways that challenge their essential reasons for believing in belief.
I see the "faitheists" as parallels to the quietly closeted gays who cringed at the tactics of Act Up or the sit-in counter veterans who shook their heads at Malcolm X.
You're Not Helping is a blog started by a faitheist; that is, an atheist who sees value in faith or, at least, that some respect for their beliefs is in order. Even more particularly, a faitheist thinks that some atheist behaviour (typically labelled 'new atheist') is driving a wedge between 'moderate' theists and the rest of rational society.
Use faitheist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Faitheist means (slang, neologism) An atheist who thinks faith should not be criticized..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include apistevist.
Those are all appeals made either to the assumptions that Dennett shares with the belief-believers (or “faitheists”) or to their own priorities in ways that challenge their essential reasons for believing in belief.
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