I suspect that the word "atheist" itself contains or remains a stumbling block far out of proportion to what it actually means, and a stumbling block to people who otherwise might be happy to out themselves. So, what other words might be used to smooth the path, oil the wheels, sugar the pill? Darwin himself preferred "agnostic" -- and not only out of loyalty to his friend Huxley, who coined the term.
我怀疑无神论者这个词本身 包含着或者仍然是一个绊脚石 远远超出了跟它所要表达的意思，对那些本来愿意出来 表达自我的人是个绊脚石。 那么，还有哪些词可以用来铺平道路， 为齿轮加润滑油，给药丸价格糖衣呢？达尔文他自己偏向于使用不可知论者这个词-- 不仅是出于对他的朋友发明这个说法的赫胥黎的忠诚。