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Originally Posted by elchivito
I would posit that in spite of their etymological origins, the meaning of these words has changed through centuries of use. They no longer carry the religious connotations that they once did.
If I referred to an atheist as a "cretin", would I be doubly insulting him since etymologically the word originally meant "Christian"?  Sadly, I would not. |
Please check your etymology, I believe it means a person with a head full of chalk or soapstone-like material.
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