(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 think mine came as the outcome of some psychological traits coupled with the lack of childhood indoctrination.
Lack of belief probably then makes it easier for me to assume there's no divine puppeteer and everything in the universe must have a scientific explanation... including human will, free or not... Neurologically deterministic, but psychologically free to ponder and consider different actions and their outcomes and then choose to do whichever seems to be the best use of my time.