(July 30, 2021 at 1:08 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: You'd probably have to take that one up with a neopagan. They'd be receptive. As a general rule, however, atheists don't believe in gods. That includes gods made of chance, necessity, jupiter and cell phones.
Yeah, I have a soft spot for the ancient pagans. Been thinking a lot about the role of intangibles lately and am in favor of clearing away as much inessential cognitive baggage as possiple. In some sense adopting an atheistic stance is helpful since most people who were raised religiously absorbed a lot of conflicting ideas and confusing attitudes. I know I was. And yet, I do not see a way to totally dispense with God and still speak intelligently about the many intangibles that are seemingly essential parts of our awareness.
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