Does being an atheist limit the number of epitets you have in your arsenal?

Does being an atheist limit the number of epitets you have in your arsenal?
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No, of course not. The words used in those situations are nothing more than noises that sound like words, but mean nothing. You might as well swear You Plutoid as any other word.
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