Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Scot Dutchy » Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:44 pm

All labels given by the religious. We are simply the default and they are the exception. I dont have a label.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by JimC » Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:13 pm

In the strict philosophical sense, it is not possible to be 100% certain about anything, given that our brain is merely constructing models of what external reality might be like (in concrete situations, most of the time those models are quite good)

However, if I were to describe myself as an agnostic, it would not involve any consideration of the existence of supernatural beings of any description. Such religious thinking has no part in my life whatsoever.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Scot Dutchy » Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:44 pm

JimC wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:13 pm
In the strict philosophical sense, it is not possible to be 100% certain about anything, given that our brain is merely constructing models of what external reality might be like (in concrete situations, most of the time those models are quite good)

However, if I were to describe myself as an agnostic, it would not involve any consideration of the existence of supernatural beings of any description. Such religious thinking has no part in my life whatsoever.
Exactly Jim. I am quite amazed that so many so called "intelligent" people accept these labels. Well I suppose they make a good living out of them.
They are the ones that do the religious thinking.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by rainbow » Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:02 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:44 pm
All labels given by the religious. We are simply the default and they are the exception. I dont have a label.
...yet you're happy to label all African as corrupt.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by rainbow » Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:06 am

Hermit wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:17 pm
rainbow wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:06 pm
Hermit wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:18 pm
rainbow wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:15 pm
I don't believe in Atheists.
Would you please expand on that?
Secular Agnostics is what they are.
Agnostic atheists?

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I've said this before, though - there is also a z-axis.

This depends on whether one is Evangelist, or Secular.

Dawkins would be an example of an Evangelist Agnostic, and there are many secular, but privately religious people.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Hermit » Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:40 am

rainbow wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:06 am
Hermit wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:17 pm
rainbow wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:06 pm
Hermit wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:18 pm
rainbow wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:15 pm
I don't believe in Atheists.
Would you please expand on that?
Secular Agnostics is what they are.
Agnostic atheists?

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I've said this before, though - there is also a z-axis.

This depends on whether one is Evangelist, or Secular.

Dawkins would be an example of an Evangelist Agnostic, and there are many secular, but privately religious people.
Sure. I would name it activism, though.

One can also add axes displaying political / social / economic / moral views or whatever other properties with which one wishes to grade people. Relevance varies, of course, but the two in the above diagram are the most essential on the topic of belief in a god-thingy.

As for me, my activism depends on circumstance and who I am interacting with. Unless the other person(s) bring(s) religion into the conversation I am usually happy to leave well enough alone. This changes the moment they want to bless me (except when it is an automatic response to a sneeze), say they will pray for me or something else, or ask me to pray. Also, when the interlocutor is a demonstrative member of the clergy or my brother - a very fundamentalist Baptist.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by rainbow » Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:55 am

Hermit wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:40 am
my brother - a very fundamentalist Baptist.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by laklak » Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:57 pm

Spitbraai.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Scot Dutchy » Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:37 pm

rainbow wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:02 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:44 pm
All labels given by the religious. We are simply the default and they are the exception. I dont have a label.
...yet you're happy to label all African as corrupt.
:funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by rainbow » Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:35 pm

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:37 pm
rainbow wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:02 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:44 pm
All labels given by the religious. We are simply the default and they are the exception. I dont have a label.
...yet you're happy to label all African as corrupt.
:funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Scot Dutchy » Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:55 pm

Unsupported claim as always.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by rainbow » Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:54 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:55 pm
Unsupported claim as always.
Absolute data, as always.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Scot Dutchy » Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:41 am

A un-unsupported claim.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Svartalf » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:56 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:03 pm
I never have that problem except once with a roommate who started playing reli-rock and this was in the days of pre-headphones so 30 years or more ago. He came from the bible belt but we had a typical Dutch polder discussion and reached an agreement. If I was not in the room he could play it. My office was on the edge of the bible belt back then and we had a few nutters but nothing serious. It petered out in a few years.
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Re: Casual conversation about being pro-social and atheist at the same time

Post by Svartalf » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:58 am

rainbow wrote:
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:15 pm
camoguard wrote:
Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:54 pm
P.S. I use non-belief and atheism in a sloppy manner intended to be inclusive of the breadth of nonbelievers and unitarians and secular humanists kinds of people.
I don't believe in Atheists.
normal, you Africans are 50% christian, 50% muslim, and 100% traditional religionists.
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