(January 23, 2015 at 12:48 pm)Former Humanist Wrote:(January 23, 2015 at 12:28 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
What was the reason you "left" humanism in the first place?
The atheistic worldview of materialism and naturalism accounting for all we have including non-material entities we occupy as human beings ; the problem of the animate coming from the inanimate. Has any emphirical scientific evidence come about that now addresses this adequately ? Theres a few other reasons that lead me away from Humanism on a more sociological level . Im open though and would put my Humanist T-shirt back on if credibility in it were restored for me.
(January 23, 2015 at 12:27 pm)Alex K Wrote: Welcome!
Get back into what? atheistic humanism? Then what are you now?
Right now, id say : Seeker / Skeptic
"Atheist" is not a worldview. It is a position. the off position on god claims. It is not a political party, loyalty oath, or religion.
And science is not label dependent in any case. Saying that we have no god belief is not advocating we act like robots with no emotions. Science is science and all science says is that myth and god claims and superstition are never a way to observe reality. It does not mean we devalue life or oppress others. It merely means we accept reality.
Atheists do not always agree on things. Some atheists value Ayn Rand "fuck you I got mine" economics, which I am no fan of. While other atheists value Che, who lead to the fascist state of Cuba. I am no fan of Che economics either.
The only thing atheists have in common is the "off " position on god claims. Accepting we are finite does not make us a gang or club or political party.
