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Unconventional Atheism
I'm wondering what beliefs you have (if any!) that set you apart from other atheists, or from the conventional definition of atheism.
For example, although I think belief in god is ridiculous, I do believe in prayer. I don't mean praying to anyONE in particular, but focusing one's thought and transmitting it out into the world just makes sense to me. Maybe it's cause I'm a hippie and can't shake my belief in "vibes." Perhaps prayer is a way to align (or program!) one's subconscious to one's conscious goals? Maybe I really mean "meditating" or simply "wishing?"
Another belief I have is that we live in an intelligent universe. I see human beings as PART of the universe, not just beings living IN it. Humans are intelligent and ponder our own existence as well as pondering the universe, and I perceive that as the universe pondering itself. Make sense?
Do you have any beliefs like this? Or do you perceive them as pure spiritualist drivel? I'd like to know.
For example, although I think belief in god is ridiculous, I do believe in prayer. I don't mean praying to anyONE in particular, but focusing one's thought and transmitting it out into the world just makes sense to me. Maybe it's cause I'm a hippie and can't shake my belief in "vibes." Perhaps prayer is a way to align (or program!) one's subconscious to one's conscious goals? Maybe I really mean "meditating" or simply "wishing?"
Another belief I have is that we live in an intelligent universe. I see human beings as PART of the universe, not just beings living IN it. Humans are intelligent and ponder our own existence as well as pondering the universe, and I perceive that as the universe pondering itself. Make sense?
Do you have any beliefs like this? Or do you perceive them as pure spiritualist drivel? I'd like to know.
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Permalink Reply by Cobwebs on -
I think that a problem with the term "atheist" is that a lot of people view it as an absolute certainty that there isn't a god, which leads you down the slippery slope of believing something you can't prove. After all, we can't prove absolutely that there isn't a god, any more than a religious person can prove that there is one. I tend to identify myself as an agnostic, which seems to be a slightly less emotive term.
What you're doing sounds a bit like Scott Adams' affirmations. I don't see anything wrong with it; doubtful that it'll help, but it couldn't hurt and it doesn't cost anything. Most of us probably do something similar from time to time, at least informally.
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