In practice, I'm still prone to reacting defensively & tribally to tweets/articles etc claiming atheists to be stupid/evil/just like ISIS.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
It effectively is an identity, whether one wants it to be or not. Anything that sets you apart is a part of your identity.
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Replying to @gdeichen
That's part of the argument. Battle of ideas has been one. Stop emphasising an oppositional identity in relation to it.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Funny thing is, friends/followers on here come and go - for me it's the fellow atheists who've stuck around.
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Replying to @gdeichen
Yes, there are layers here,I think Lindsay book I referenced discusses them.All have moral communities but ideological ones a prob
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I generally don't care what other people believe these days - but then I'm privileged to live in a very secular place.
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Replying to @gdeichen
I rarely meet true believers but England steeped in respect for religion. Xtianity in core institutions. Criticising Islam = taboo
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Indeed; but I'm mindful that much of that embedded religion isn't actually harmful. The CofE is usefully crippled, a pet.
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Replying to @gdeichen
Two questions here. Is it factually true? addressed by scepticism. Is it morally right? Addressed by humanism. For me, anyway.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Do you actually turn to Humanism in any meaningful sense when considering a moral dilemma? I can't say that I do.
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Not in any deep philosophical sense. In the sense of centring human wellbeing & valuing evidence & reason for decision-making.
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