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  2. Pecansforeveryone

    Vlogs

    I would love to recommend Myth Vision and Harmonic Atheist. They are great!
  3. Pecansforeveryone

    Vlogs

    I recommend Mr. Atheist. He does a lot of advocacy for the LGBT community. I also recommend Shannpn Q who brings a lot of attention to mental health issues.
  4. singsingsing

    Dawkins Scale

    It really depends on the definition of "God". If it's the Judeo-Christian God, I'm a de-facto atheist. If it's a more vague concept of God with some personal interest in humanity, I'm a weak atheist. If it's some higher power that could be described as an entity, that has something resembling consciousness, that created, or played a part in creating, the universe, and may or may not have an interest in its inhabitants, I'm probably somewhere between pure agnostic and weak atheist.
  5. catlady

    Dawkins Scale

    If there’s a scale between De-facto Atheist and Strong Atheist, that’s where I am, and probably closer to Strong. And I say that because the description says “100% sure.” The Christian God, the only one I’m familiar with, doesn’t fit in with what I do know; but at the same time, I’m aware that there’s still a lot that I don’t know.
  6. Marmion

    Dawkins Scale

    Basically , simply put , with the choices given , I would be inclined to say that I am a weak atheist . But , even more accurately , and exactly , I would describe myself as being more of a pure ignostic .
  7. Marmion

    Are you...?

    This is my result . This is really no surprise , as I do currently self identify as being a naturalistic pantheist / religious naturalist { https://www.pantheism.net/natural/ , https://www.pantheism.net/atheism/ , https://www.pantheism.net/agnostic/ , https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_naturalism } P.S. I think that this quiz is even better . http://selectsmart.com/nontheism/ I suppose that the reason why I got deist as my top result , this time , was that I expressed that , although I do not believe in any personal Supreme Being , I do accept the conceptual validity of the " first cause " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmoved_mover .
  8. nomoxian

    FJ Atheist Forum

    In case people haven't seen it - there's lots of content on here - FJ has an atheist forum. It isn't active, but if you're interested in reading it, here it is: https://www.freejinger.org/forum/332-atheists-atheism/
  9. nomoxian

    Trees

    Do you have a Giftmas / Xmas / Generic Winter Holiday Tree (AKA Christmas Tree) ? Post your pics! Here's mine:
  10. prayawaythefundie

    theist / non-theist relationships

    Whatever. Don't bother.
  11. prayawaythefundie

    theist / non-theist relationships

    Hi there, I‘m new to this club and hope it‘s still alive ? Have any of you non-theists ever been in a relationship with a theist? If yes: Does / did it cause problems sometimes? Do / did you discuss religion in your relationship or is / was it just irrelevant to you? Using the Dawkins scale that was posted in polls and play, how much does / did your own view differ from that of your partner? If no: Would you consider a relationship with a theist or would it be a deal breaker? Or is this completely irrelevant to you when getting to know a potential partner?
  12. nomoxian

    Are you...?

    When I clicked there, it sent me here: www.pantheism.net They are selling this book: Elements of Pantheism: A Spirituality of Nature and the Universe by Dr Paul Harrison I can't really find any info on the author, since the name is a common one.
  13. Pecansforeveryone

    Holidays

    @nomoxian, I love your avatar! Rufus bless you and keep you as you go to work. Rufus be gracious to you and make his face to shine upon you. I have no interest in celebrating Christmas. My father died suddenly 12 years ago around New Years. I used to be a Christian and worked at a "Christian" eating disorders center. They had a secret Santa that I opted not to participate in. I was given so much shit from these good "Christian" women for not participating. Why?! I didn't stop them from participating or give them crap?! That plus working four years in retail absolutely killed Christmas gift giving and Christmas in general for me. There is also a lot about the idea of Santa watching you when you are sleeping and knows when you are awake that I think is unhealthy and teaches children to be good to get presents rather than for it's own intrinsic value. I still give my nieces Christmas presents because hey they are 4 and 6. I love watching Christmas family vacation though. So quotable. One of my favorite movies, period. Thanks for listening to this rant.
  14. nomoxian

    Holidays

    Easter is coming, which means lots of closed grocery stores (and then lots of chocolate and candy on sale after they reopen) I'm starting a new job, and hopefully I'm going to be able to work next weekend. I don't even care about the extra money from working on a Sunday plus it being a holiday. I just care about my right to work despite it being the only other day than Xmas when all of the "Christians" go to church. The job that it's replacing allows me lots of flexibility. I don't get extra money for working nights or holidays, but I prefer those times... except for today. About to work now!
  15. nomoxian

    Vlogs

    I think Hugo and Jake just made that their official YT name because the algorythm doesn't like so-called-controversial things. Kinda like why some other users will write "k1ll" instead of "kill" in titles. Last I saw, their Pateron still said Bible Reloaded.
  16. Pecansforeveryone

    Vlogs

    I also like the Bible Re-loaded. I think they are now going by Hugo and Jake. I love Seth Anderson of The Thinking Atheist. He has a very religious upbringing and very religious young adult life so I really relate to that. I also like the Emperor Atheist. He's a black atheist who also left behind a religious up-bringing and makes thought provoking videos. I also like Say Goodnite Kevin, a Christian who reviews and snarks on trash Like God's Not Dead. He's funny, thoughtful, and fair-minded. I genuinely enjoy his reviews.
  17. nomoxian

    Vlogs

    One of my favourite Atheist Youtubers, Telltale, just made a video about one of my favourite Fundies to hate on!
  18. PennySycamore

    Holidays

    We do celebrate Halloween although my husband didn't want our kids to dress up as anything scary when they were little. My husband will be out of the country on Thanksgiving so we may get to skip "Grace". I do celebrate Christmas, but skip the religious stuff as much as I can. One of my favorite holiday albums is Jimmy Buffett's Christmas album which has not a single religious song on it. Another is Rod Stewart's which has just a couple: Silent Night and We Three Kings. (We Three Kings always reminds me of how we sand it as kids: We three kings of orient are, trying to smoke a loaded cigar.) There are a couple of movies they show on TCM which I do love even if they do have some religious context: 3 Godfathers, about 3 bank robbers who find a newborn babe and his dying mother just before Christmas, and Star in the Night, a short set in a desert motel which is a retelling of the nativity. It was legendary director Don Siegel's directorial debut. Hallmark Movies and Mysteries started showing movies about Christmas "miracles" a few days before Halloween. No thank you! I have my dad's collection of window candles and like to put them up because they remind me of him and my mom, too. And if I can manage it (and there's nothing I'd rather watch on TCM right then), I'll listen to the public radio broadcast of A Festival on Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve. Yes, it's religious, but it's also very traditional. My youngest daughter and I like to celebrate Festivus. I don't think that I could get away with putting up a Festivus pole, but she could. Speaking of Festivus, No Evil Foods calls their vegan non-turkey the "Feast of Strength". Sounds like a good way to celebrate for us non-theist vegetarians.
  19. nomoxian

    Holidays

    Winter is coming - and so are a bunch of holidays. Some, like Halloween, are secular (or anti-religious, depending on who you ask) Others, like Christmas, have religious origins (Pagan or Christian, depending on who you ask) but have become secularized for many. What holidays do you celebrate? How do you do it? Or if not, why, and do you do anything else instead?
  20. Pecansforeveryone

    Dawkins Scale

    I am leaning towards Strong Atheism as far as the benevolent, intercessory God of Evangelical Christianity. Belief in Spirits, Energy, Force Fields, Invisible Beings with limited powers, Ghosts, etc I would be a Weak Atheist leaning towards De-facto Atheist. 9,000 children starving to death every day kind of kills off a benevolent, omnipotent Deity for me.
  21. nomoxian

    Dawkins Scale

    Where do you fall on the Dawkins Scale? Strong Theist: I do not question the existence of God, I KNOW he exists. De-facto Theist: I cannot know for certain but I strongly believe in God and I live my life on the assumption that he is there. Weak Theist: I am very uncertain, but I am inclined to believe in God. Pure Agnostic: God’s existence and non-existence are exactly equiprobable. Weak Atheist: I do not know whether God exists but I’m inclined to be skeptical. De-facto Atheist: I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable and I live my life under the assumption that he is not there. Strong Atheist: I am 100% sure that there is no God. I am a De-Facto Atheist.
  22. singsingsing

    Are you...?

    Scientific Pantheist (100%) Dualist Pantheist (82%) Agnostic Pantheist (76%) Idealist Pantheist (76%) Literal Pagan / New Age / Animist (76%) Deist (64%) Atheist / Secular Humanist (58%) Panentheist (47%) Regular Monotheist (29%) Agnostic (0%) I clicked on the 'more information' link and it took me to someone on Amazon trying to sell their independently published book, so I'm thinking this quiz is basically just a giant ad. But when I tried to get back to the results to click on the other links the page had timed out, so I'm not sure where they led. My brief foray into googling 'scientific pantheism' brings up results for 'naturalistic pantheism' which look interesting and which I (so far) identify with at least somewhat.
  23. nomoxian

    Are you...?

    I expected Agnostic to be at the top of my results list.
  24. Marly

    Are you...?

    My results: Dualist Pantheist (100%). I am not sure what exactly a dualist pantheist is. I had never heard of pantheism before, let alone dualist pantheism. Literal Pagan/ New Age/ Animist (92%). I don't identify with pagan and/or new age at all. I do understand the animist part, but I see my self more as a posthumanist/new materialist than an animist. I am not sure if I believe plants and other "non-animate" matter have "souls", but I do believe animate and inanimate things are always connected with and to each other, and that it is not necessarily the presence of a "soul" that makes things important/have importance/carry importance. I do believe everything has agency, but nothing has agency in and of themselves; things only have agency in connection to/with other things. Panentheist (78%). Not sure if this is a typo and it's actually supposed to say "Pantheist", or if panentheist is something different entirely. Never heard of this term before. Scientific Pantheist (76%) Regular Monotheist (75%) (I very much don't identify with this.) Agnostic Pantheist (74%) Idealist Pantheist (70%) Deist (66%) (Don't identify with this either) Atheist/Secular Humanist (51%) (I do see myself as a posthumanist, not a traditional humanist) Agnostic (14%) Edit: I just looked up the definition pantheism --> "a doctrine which identifies god with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of god". Yeah I don't think I identify with that. I do not see the universe as a(n) (unitary) entity, nor do I see the universe as something that would possess something like a "will". I don't see the universe as "god". I don't see anything as god. I am not sure if anything like a god or multiple gods exists, though I'm leaning more towards "god/gods don't exist", and I think that we most likely won't find out for sure for at least two hundred more years, if we can ever find it out at all. That's why I kind of expected "agnostic" would be much higher up in my results.
  25. nomoxian

    Are you...?

    Are You Atheist, Agnostic, Pantheist, Deist, Pagan or what? My results: Atheist / Secular Humanist (100%) Scientific Pantheist (70%) Agnostic Pantheist (67%) Idealist Pantheist (58%) Dualist Pantheist (56%) Deist (45%) Literal Pagan / New Age / Animist (36%) Panentheist More Information (36%) Regular Monotheist (36%) Agnostic (7%)
  26. Fascinated

    Vlogs

    I haven’t watched any of these! Thank you for the suggestions. I definitely will check them out.
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