RE: POLL: As an Atheist, What Do You View as Being the Most Rational Political Outlook?
June 1, 2022 at 2:19 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2022 at 2:22 pm by Simon Moon.)
I'd like to state right from the start, my atheism does not, at all, inform my political views.
Atheism is a single position, on a single claim. My atheism is not world view, so it has nothing to say about any other aspect of my life, besides the god claim.
My atheism is a natural outgrowth of skepticism, when correctly applied to the god claim. Skepticism came first for me. My atheism is not a stand alone position, it is no different than any other existential claim, for which there is a lack of demonstrable and falsifiable evidence to support it.
My political views are informed by my Humanism, which while compatible with atheism, does not require atheism.
With all that being said, I chose socialism, but that does not completely describe my political position. But overall, some form of Democratic Socialism would probably be the best choice.
I don't think Liberalism and Green are at odds with socialism.
Atheism is a single position, on a single claim. My atheism is not world view, so it has nothing to say about any other aspect of my life, besides the god claim.
My atheism is a natural outgrowth of skepticism, when correctly applied to the god claim. Skepticism came first for me. My atheism is not a stand alone position, it is no different than any other existential claim, for which there is a lack of demonstrable and falsifiable evidence to support it.
My political views are informed by my Humanism, which while compatible with atheism, does not require atheism.
With all that being said, I chose socialism, but that does not completely describe my political position. But overall, some form of Democratic Socialism would probably be the best choice.
I don't think Liberalism and Green are at odds with socialism.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
