OK, that's it.I'm someone who doesn't believe in gods, is opposed to faith on principle, concerned abt religion, usually likes religious ppl
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How can it be a tribe w/ factions? It's just a definition. Nobody is in charge, no spokesperson, pay no dues, follow no orders.
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Because people have taken the name 'atheism' & added values to it, formed a movement around it & made rules & exclusions.
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Who is enforcing following the rules or exclusions? It's still a definition, no matter what other stupid shit people do/say.
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Yes but if enough of them do it to make it burdensome, its easier just to say I don't believe in gods. I'll do that now.
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I guess I haven't seen more burden in the label than I see in the meaning of it. Religious ppl put way more constraints on that.
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You've not been having the conversations I have. Identity politics have found their way in & I'm finding my way out.
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Come have some conversations with my neighbors about atheists. It's easy to fall into a particular bubble online but that is
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I'll do what works best in whatever situation I'm in.
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But plenty of people want to define their personal political philosophy as "the only one and true atheism".
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Its embarrassing.
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In-group morality/out-group hostility+the Just World hypothesis+seeing meaning and patterns = proto-religion.
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Atheism was, and should have stayed, a non-position, the lack of belief. Just like "not a sport fan" isn't an identity.
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Identitarian labels are only good for identity politics. Atheism used to be simply lack of belief of gods. That was it.
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Heh… I can recommend the "never use labels for oneself" policy.
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I *still* refuse to let others' labels identify me. Fuck 'em with a garden gnome.
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Fair enough. I'll have to add you on my ornamento-violators list though. ;)
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See
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