(August 27, 2022 at 1:59 pm)Eclectic Wrote: It is true that atheism rejects God, but there is no need to reject the supernatural!
Note that the soul is still unknown.
Also, some believe that the universe has a great spirit that supports nature.
This means that the whole world, that is, all the creatures of the world, all the galaxies together and apart from each other, have some kind of knowledge and self-awareness.
If we liken the soul to the software in the hardware, when the software dies, it leaves the hardware but is not destroyed.
Not believing God is the creator, but considering the world and all existances as self-awareness, what sub-category do you classify?
As an atheist, I don't 'reject god'. I simply am unconvinced that gods exist.
Some atheists do believe in supernatural, but they are not practicing good skepticism and critical thinking skills, when applied to the supernatural.
Quote:Note that the soul is still unknown.
There is no demonstrable, verifiable evidence that a soul exists. So, there is no justifiable reason to believe a soul exists.
Quote:Also, some believe that the universe has a great spirit that supports nature.
This means that the whole world, that is, all the creatures of the world, all the galaxies together and apart from each other, have some kind of knowledge and self-awareness.
Well...
Good for them believing this. As soon as they are able to provide demonstrable evidence, and reasoned argument to support there claim, why should I believe them?
As David Hume said, "a wise man proportions his belief to the evidence".
Quote:Not believing God is the creator, but considering the world and all existances as self-awareness, what sub-category do you classify?
Sounds like either 'pantheism' or 'panpsychism'.
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.