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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 6:46 pm
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I'm not quite a secular humanist since I'm skeptical of moral realism, consequentialism and non-consequentialism. I'm a moral skeptic in that I don't have a high opinion of systematic totalizing moral systems; moreover, I doubt the existence of motivating facts which is what a non-trivial moral realism requires to be true. I don't care much for the trend of moral realists defining away the is-ought problem with wordplay.
I'm not a philosophical naturalist, physicalist, or reductionist. I'm more an apathetic agnostic about this kinds of things; however, even that label isn't right.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Absolute. There is/are no God(s). God(s) are the invention of men to account for our being here and here being here.
There is mathematical evidence that our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes. (Gleaned from my readings and watching science TV shows involved with string theory and particle physics). While this doesn't prove or disprove the existence of "God(s) it seems rather unlikely they/it/him/her/other exist.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 7:56 pm
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I'm a default atheist, the same way I'm a default non-philatalist. Not worshiping god is right up there with not collecting stamps in terms of telling you who I am and what I care about.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 8:33 pm
(April 22, 2015 at 6:30 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: What is the question of this thread? What sorts of categories do you have in mind?
Well many of us (myself included) are fond of pointing out that atheism only tells someone what you don't believe. It says nothing about what you do believe. I'm curious what my fellow atheists here do believe. I realize it may not fit into an established category. Anyone familiar with my posts knows I'm not big on labels. The 'Secular Humanist' one does match my own beliefs pretty closely so I use that one but others may not fit into such a pigeonhole.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 8:43 pm
Just an atheist. If I start categorizing myself, slotting myself into a 'sect' of sorts...it will have that familiar feeling of religion.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 8:52 pm
(April 22, 2015 at 8:43 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: Just an atheist. If I start categorizing myself, slotting myself into a 'sect' of sorts...it will have that familiar feeling of religion.
Many of the atheists here categorize themselves much more than the theists that I know.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 8:53 pm
(April 22, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Polaris Wrote: (April 22, 2015 at 8:43 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: Just an atheist. If I start categorizing myself, slotting myself into a 'sect' of sorts...it will have that familiar feeling of religion.
Many of the atheists here categorize themselves much more than the theists that I know.
I'm pretty sure anedoctal evidence is not an argument.
Everyone categorizes themselves, belief or non belief in gods is just one of them.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 8:56 pm
(April 22, 2015 at 8:53 pm)Dystopia Wrote: (April 22, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Polaris Wrote: Many of the atheists here categorize themselves much more than the theists that I know.
I'm pretty sure anedoctal evidence is not an argument.
Everyone categorizes themselves, belief or non belief in gods is just one of them.
It's an observation. But whatever I observe of atheists here, I can't apply to the atheists I know.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm
It's a curious fact that you always know some atheist friends who are always better than people on the forum. Not everyone is like AF, most atheists are not clones of Christopher Hitchens, I'm a live and let live (or die) kind of atheist. I only become hostile if you start promoting ridiculous ideas like that the earth is 6000 years old and child marriage is ok because it says so in Sharia.
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RE: What Kind of Atheist are You?
April 22, 2015 at 9:25 pm
(April 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm)Dystopia Wrote: It's a curious fact that you always know some atheist friends who are always better than people on the forum. Not everyone is like AF, most atheists are not clones of Christopher Hitchens, I'm a live and let live (or die) kind of atheist. I only become hostile if you start promoting ridiculous ideas like that the earth is 6000 years old and child marriage is ok because it says so in Sharia.
I support child (say age 13-18) marriage if the environmental conditions warrant it.
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