(September 20, 2023 at 4:59 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: My lack of being convinced God exists doesn't stand alone. It comes packaged with various inter-related opinions.
My atheism comes as a bundle with:
Agnosticism
Skepticism
Anti-religious sentiment
Nihilism
Materialism/Physicalism
Evolution
A high view of science (scientism?)
Left/ Liberal/ Progressive Politics
Not believing in moral realism
Not believing in freewill
Etc.
Does your atheism tie into other things, or does it stand alone?
I don't accept the "mere lack of belief because of lack of evidence" framing that many atheists do, but rather as an affirmation that no god exists. My skepticism and high regard for the scientific endeavor leads me to accept naturalism as more plausible than theism. Which implies other things like determinism and mind-body physicalism.
When it comes to ethics, my views on some social issues like LGBTQ+ rights and abortion may have been different if I was still a Christian, but probably not a whole lot different overall. My view on the ethics of sex was one major change when deconverting. I have no issue with promiscuous sex provided it is done consensually between adults (whether that be hetero or homo), a popular view these days but as a Christian it is harder to have that opinion. I am still a moral realist as well.
Hail Satan!

