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Atheists & Agnostics

walkingman

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2. This is the AI answer and I tend to agree with it.

Reply to Joe Nation (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 01:12 PM

Dec 4

If we focused on the natural world I think the entire planet would clearly be better off.

A world without the concept of a deity would likely be one where people focus intensely on the natural world, seeking explanations for phenomena through science and empirical observation, with ethics and morality primarily derived from societal norms and personal values, rather than divine pronouncements; essentially, a world where the idea of a "higher power" or supernatural being is completely absent from cultural understanding and daily life.

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I have never felt akin to Atheists nor believers [View all] Joe Nation Dec 4 OP

Atheism is not a religion. Basso8vb Dec 4 #1

This is the AI answer and I tend to agree with it. walkingman Dec 4 #2

You're an Agnostic. Think. Again. Dec 4 #3

It's hard to prove a negative, but the likelihood of a diety seems very low, like infinitesimally low. Blues Heron Dec 4 #4

"single celled organisms got woke" Beartracks Dec 4 #5

I don't completely dismiss the idea of a diety, but... av8rdave Dec 4 #6

I think it's natural that we ask where we come from. How it all started. CrispyQ Dec 4 #7

I am an atheist Americanme Dec 4 #8

Being religious I absolutely agree with this post Stargazer99 Dec 5 #15

I dismiss deities like unicorns. Cartoonist Dec 4 #9

It is correct neither can prove their position. HAB911 Dec 4 #10

It's called agnostic - Nigrum Cattus Dec 4 #11

The world might have embraced a community of non-religious people no_hypocrisy Dec 4 #12

I am an Atheist A HERETIC I AM Dec 4 #13

I would love to have Bertrand Russel's teapot progressoid Dec 4 #14

I am atheist Farmer-Rick Dec 6 #16

I'm not sure what you mean by "an opposition to all the belief systems they reject" muriel_volestrangler Dec 16 #17

What I mean by that.... Joe Nation Dec 17 #18

I can't see why that's "subordinate", though muriel_volestrangler Dec 17 #19

I have seen no compelling evidence for the existence of a god or gods. Iggo Sunday #20