I'm a soft atheist - ask me anything
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filmflaneur — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 06:29 PM)
Correct in what respect? Personally I define myself by a lack of belief in a god, which is what commonly defines an atheist, not by what one can or cannot know (although that is one reason for my position).
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BOOMSHIT — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 08:03 PM)
because agnostics acknowledge that humans can't possibly prove or disprove the existence of a god being while also choosing not to believe. it's like taking it a step further to conclude that it's a total waste of time to contemplate the existence of a god being.
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filmflaneur — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 08:18 PM)
It is a slightly different but significant position. I fully admit that I have a lot in common with agnostics, but as I say I am defined by my lack of belief, not by stressing that final knowledge of such things as the existence of a god is impossible.
Whether one position is more 'correct' than the other, I think is a matter of subjectivity.
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filmflaneur — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 12:02 PM)
It is best practice to take the religious at their word in that what they say is what they really think, so in that regards I would say I take them seriously. But that does not mean one cannot ridicule their ideas.
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filmflaneur — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 05:56 PM)
Personally, I prefer to be upfront and open about things. In some theocracies, though, it can be very unwise. It is however difficult to only poke fun at the religious when they are present. (And they might think that one is saving it up just for them.)
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filmflaneur — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 11:03 PM)
To be honest I did say, above "ridicule their claims' not so much the people, and I should stress that I fully agree for anyone to hold the views they want. The trouble is that many believers take themselves so seriously that they take any criticism of sacred cows personally. However having said that, in a free society at least there is no reason why some people cannot be laughed at as much as their ideas. And let us not forget that religion has a history of treating its doubters and detractors, inside and out, very painfully and fatally indeed to which a little scorn can hardly be compared.
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self-cleaning butthole — 5 months ago(October 15, 2025 05:53 AM)
i'm good on ridiculing ideas. it's a way to test them with fire.
ridiculing people seems like a way to shame them back into the herd.
i think people need to understand identity a bit better in order to get to know themselves and with that construct a thicker skin.
then they can begin exploring a world full of interesting ideas and views much different than their own.