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Q&A Is it acceptable to use words like "heaven" and "god" when the narrator is agnostic?

As Amadeus's one and other answers have pointed, atheists do use religious vocabulary in real life quite often. However, please keep in mind that anything you write can be used to convey some idea ...

posted 6y ago by Pere‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:04:52Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Pere‭ · 2019-12-08T09:04:52Z (over 4 years ago)
As Amadeus's one and other answers have pointed, atheists do use religious vocabulary in real life quite often. However, please keep in mind that anything you write can be used to convey some idea to the reader. If being an atheist is an important feature of the narrator, you can underline that feature by making him not to use religious language at all, specially if you want to contrast him with another character who is religious and often uses religious language.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-06-11T19:18:44Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 9