(May 14, 2020 at 10:54 am)Editz Wrote:Quote:In philosophy, naturalism is the idea or belief that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate in the universe.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism...losophy%29
Atheism describes people on RELIGION's terms (it owns most of the word, literally)....the only problem I can see with describing myself as a naturalist from here on out is that some people might think I go hang out at the beach butt naked...this could be quite witty though, thinking on, so no bad really! Thoughts?
I try not to get all hung up on labels. If pressed into an answer regarding religion my answer depends on the questioner and situation at hand. I'm not going to jeopardize a potential employment opportunity or get into a pissing contest with someone but neither am I going to lie.
Various answers for me include:
1)I was raised Catholic (certain flavors of Christians gasp and run for the hills)
2)I am not a person of faith (for some reason that stings less than the "A" word)
3)My father's family is Catholic and my mother's side is Methodist
There are others, I play it by ear but none are untrue.
Honestly - it's no one's damn business.
Pretty sure that the Mormons from the new temple down the street figure I worship Satan based on the Halloween display I usually set up.
