Or, in light of the prior post, Cubists.

Calling themselves "brights" only serves to underscore the unbearable arrogance -- not to mention smug disrespect of other people's sincerely-held beliefs -- that exists among certain sectors of the "progressive" secular humanist movement. These people are welcome to hole themselves up in a room and talk to each other about how smart they are while the rest of us laugh at them.

"Godless" works fine for me.

Nah - they (want to) worship randomness. Let's just call them "Browns". Fits in more ways than one, eh?

Or, perhaps we could just call them acids. Francis Crick might approve. Or beaks.

I can understand wanting to be called something (and even wanting to control the definition) - but writing an entire book about it? Please.

Robert:

That works too, since it's purely reactionary.

What would be wrong with 'atheist'?

i laugh when these self identified "brights" start braying about their intelligence. they are all smart like al gore is smart. still waiting for any of them to actually demonstrate anything a trained parrot couldn't do (and do with more charm).

Bret:

Like Robert's choice it's reactionary.

Mirriam-Webster's Dictionary gives, as a synonym for atheism, the word wickedness.

Not reactionary, is it.

h:

Yes. Their reaction is to goodness. That's what it is to be Godless.

Here's another reactionary name: nondelusional.

Robert:

Ah, but that one's just a lie.

I like bright because it is revealingly, exceedingly pompous and when encountered the appropriate response is a big, knowing smile bordering on becoming a laugh at an inside joke, followed by "Oh I'm sorry" while still smiling.

Problem is, OJ, we're all selfish, no matter what we believe. Fallen nature and such.

jd:

Of course, the task of a decent society is not to enable the indulgence of self.

Genitalists? colloquial term.

Here's a truthful one: mortal.

Yes, though that distinction too only makes sense in the context of the Immortal One.

It's a distinction you can't make.

Yes we can, but only in terms of faith and hope, not reason.

Yes, we can always hope. I prefer to set my expectations low.

I think your expectations are higher than you admit. Peace.

Else the term mortal is senseless.

We personally know the Way, the Truth and the Light, and we know of the Prince of Darkness.

Lou, so a good nickname for believers would be the "know-it-alls".

The non-reactionary term is "Dunnoist."

Everything else is arrogance.

Jeff:

No, the denial of God's word and substitution of self is arrogance. Note that what you claim not to know is just your reaction to revealed Truth. Fortunately for you it's also laughable, so no one minds much.