Once I was an atheist.
Then I realized all human beings are religious. It is in our nature. Some worship science. Others worship life itself.
“Nobody believes in God like an atheist: ‘There is no God, and I am His prophet.’” — Alan Watts
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I think we're starting to see this more and more on the secularized left. They're now inventing bizarre forms of gender paganism to compensate for the absence of religion.
If the idea of becoming a Christian, Muslim, or Hindu is unpalatable to you, consider the Middle Way, which Alan Watts refers to as “the religion of no religion.”
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I believe in science. Energy is not created or destroyed, it just changes..
True — This is also in line with the Buddhist model of reality
Everyone has some belief that they find self evident and beyond question. Modern day many act this way towards democracy, never questioning if it is truly a just and fair decision making structure.
This is irrational and destructive, chose what you believe in, don't let it be chosen for you by propaganda or peer pressure. Place your belief in something beyond human ability to change, like god, I lean towards individual soverignity. I could defend it rationally, but my belief in it supersedes any justification, its not on the table, its not up for debate.
Well put
Same, and I now see the value of worshipping a highest power everywhere I look.
Only atheists are capable of convincing themselves it’s a good idea to try and engineer the weather, the genome, or societies.
And you can see the war between giants playing out throughout history up to and including this very moment.