(August 28, 2022 at 10:59 am)Belacqua Wrote:(August 28, 2022 at 10:07 am)Eclectic Wrote: Atheism is a general judgment or belief that God exists or not.
Then the branch of the atheist should be identified, which is worldview and ideology. For example, are you a humanist or are you a racist or are you a naturalist or are you a supporter of the dictatorship of the philosophers of a certain school and...
As far as I know, all the atheists posting on this forum believe in a naturalist/materialist metaphysics. They believe that science is the best way to know the truth.
Ideologically all the atheists fall into a narrow spectrum of standard liberal beliefs. They may call this "humanism," but it's indistinguishable from normal bourgeois values.
Overall it's a very middle-of-the-road group with no surprising views. Some are very intolerant of people with different metaphysical beliefs, while others are less bothered.
I'm sure that among atheists worldwide there are all kinds of views. On this forum, though, people with different opinions will be insulted and made to feel unwelcome, so over time diversity is reduced.
I don't regard propositions that are falsifiable as being in the "belief" category, except, perhaps, in love, when one believes that someone loves you only to find that individual in bed with someone else, which, clearly, falsified one's original convictions!
