(October 9, 2016 at 2:17 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(October 9, 2016 at 5:45 am)ray3400 Wrote: I assumed many atheists were proponents of naturalism, which by definition leaves any possibility of spirituality.
Not really. Most are simply methodological naturalists, meaning when I want to know something empirical I reach for science. When I have questions involving meaning, purpose or value I have no use for science. Spirituality has far more to do with the latter than the former. I don't personally claim the moniker of being spiritual but that is mostly because of the unfortunate association it has accumulated.
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Exactly, yes. Methodological naturalism seems by far the most rational stance to me. You lose nothing. You make no claims about "the Unknown". Yet you retain all functionality. It's pretty simple.
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