Do you ever doubt your atheism?

[Whateverist]

I think there are indeed non-religious sources for ideas such as soul. Free will is a quagmire of questionable use. Life after death? Sure it goes on, just not the one I've taken to calling mine.

I suppose it depends on how we define "religious". Would you consider dualism or panpsychism necessarily "religious" in some sense?

You know I'm not really clear on what counts as "religious". Is it the sacredness to you, the ritual aspect, its being one of many known institutions or must it be linked to theism in some way? So I can't really say if dualism or panpsychism are necessarily religious. Perhaps they can be -but need not - be held that way.

Perhaps not, but it certainly isn't materialistic as I understand it.

Hmm. If someone believes that subjective experience is entirely different in kind from objective experience (dualist) but also believes that all subjective experience arises from and is dependent upon necessary objective conditions .. what does that make them? I think they could be called both materialist and dualist.

Free will may be a "quagmire of questionable use" but it's denial is no less messy when it comes to practicality.

That's why I recommend ignoring it. Just keep your head under the sand until it goes away. Nothing important depends on what you think about 'free will'.

And life indeed, whether we mean individual or cosmic, only goes on for a time. Annihilation of all material existence, including all trace of human progress, is still the forthcoming reality if the current scientific hypotheses are correct. Whether or not death of either sort need effect our view of the world on a day-to-day basis is simply a matter of perspective though I certainly sympathize with those who find them hopelessly pessimistic.

It certainly affects my day to day perspective. Staying cognizant of my mortality injects many days with significance and appreciation. I'm basically a Bokonist, just happy to have my turn as sitting-up-mud gazing up at all this fine world that we are. Laying back down isn't the end of the world. Nor is it the end of sitting-up-mud. It is just the end of my turn. Taking turns is okay.