RE: A small experment
February 24, 2013 at 9:09 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2013 at 9:21 am by Whateverist.)
Most of us here are agnostic atheists. Having to choose between labels is a little annoying but I don't find it very hard. Agnosticism describes a stance of recognizing when there are no grounds for investing belief either for or against a proposition. Holding no positive beliefs in regard to gods, atheism, is just one result of my agnosticism.
Oops. Forgot to mention that I'm an advocate for gay rights. Forty five years ago, in a time when the second class status of women and people of color was being challenged publicly, I couldn't help but notice how much worse the situation was for gays. I also recognized a kind of revulsion in myself toward gay male sex which I knew couldn't be anything other than a culturally absorbed bias. I deliberately desensitized myself toward it. Not so very hard to do, and definitely the right thing to do by my godless standards.
Oops. Forgot to mention that I'm an advocate for gay rights. Forty five years ago, in a time when the second class status of women and people of color was being challenged publicly, I couldn't help but notice how much worse the situation was for gays. I also recognized a kind of revulsion in myself toward gay male sex which I knew couldn't be anything other than a culturally absorbed bias. I deliberately desensitized myself toward it. Not so very hard to do, and definitely the right thing to do by my godless standards.
