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An Untenable Position if Ever there Was One

Atheism, that is. At least for me. I can understand a person's rejection of a particular religion or religious text, because they may have doubts about its authenticity, or the claims made, but to truly believe that our physical realm is all there is and all there could possibly be, is just taking things too far. It's unreasonable to think that reality itself is limited to the extent of our own ability to perceive it with our (very limited and limiting) five senses. That just doesn't make any sense.
Agnosticism is a far more reasonable stance, if only because it's perfectly appropriate to believe there are some things we will simply never know. Knowledge actually does have its limits, there will never be a time when we will fully understand everything there is to understand.
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OldBrit · 61-69, M
I call myself an atheist.

That's because I don't believe in there being a single (or multiple) deity(ies) which have a controlling influence over the universe (or universes).

I used to call myself a militant agnostic for years but sadly hardly anyone got that gag.

Now do I believe there are multiple universes? Not sure according to string theory arguably yes. In my view? Likely - but as I'm unlikely to ever visit or be influenced by them it's a moot point.

Now having said I'm an atheist and don't believe in a deity (or multiples thereof). The God(s) people worship in religion must exist for those people; for God(s) only need faith to exist for those believers. But to me that's between them and their God(s). Again I don't believe in said deity have no faith in one therefore I'm an atheist and those Gods don't exist - for me.

I see you have the serenity prayer in your album. My favourite prayer being the adopted prayer of Alcoholics Anonymous. A prayer I've used privately many thousands of times and publicly regularly recite at meetings.

Hang on you shout, that says God? Yes but my interpretation of an inner resource isn't God Consciousness but simply the power of combined human endeavour and the connection through shared matter and power (atoms and their bonds) I have with everything in the universe.

Finally soul and life after death. I dont believe in them. When I die I'm gone, finished etc. I won't face the deity I don't believe in because I don't believe in it.

So I'm happy people calling themselves atheist, agnostic or believing in a deity (or deities) of thier choice. All are valid, all are true, all are right.
Primnproper · 56-60, F
@OldBrit perfectly put my friend 🤗
@Primnproper Yes, this is a good response ♥️