James Lindsay has been writing abt this. Ppl making ideologically motivated moral communities or quasi-religions out of atheism.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
People need to accept that once they take on a label, they're in a very big tent & it's up to them to differentiate themselves
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Replying to @Axe_Grrl
Schisms, yes. You see David Silverman thing? Hectoring everyone to ID as atheist & have right values or they're pandering to faith
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Replying to @Axe_Grrl
I don't think it is. Its just what tends to happen when you ascribe values & ideology to a label.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
For some, the lack of a god inspires humanitarian work, in the Julia Sweeney if-there's-no-god-taking-care-of-ppl-WE-have-to way
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Replying to @Axe_Grrl
Yes but belief in a god inspires this too. Why not share that common bond with religious ppl rather than seek an atheist ideology?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don't see a prob there. There are many ways to get to same thing ~ don't see a prob w individs explaining *how* they got there
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Replying to @Axe_Grrl
Then I'm not sure what our point is here. Atheism co-exists with other values shared by other people. No need for tribalism.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don't see smaller groups of ppl expressing 'atheism-informed' values as negatively 'tribal' unless conformity is demanded.
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No, it might hinder post-theism to keep referring to disbelief in gods as a causal factor but its not really tribal.
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