Why Haven't I Written More About Secular Spirituality?
Updated: 2023-03-22 11:31:00
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism Pages About Subscribe Blogroll FAQ 3.22.2023 Why Haven't I Written More About Secular Spirituality Spirituality is a topic I haven't written much about . This might seem odd because I do have some interest in secular spirituality I've thought of writing about it many times but always seem to pull back . Of all the posts I've started and abandoned before finishing , most relate to this . topic There are a few reasons for my reluctance , but I'm not sure any of them are good reasons . I'm also not sure I'm willing to let any of them hold me back much longer . In this post , I'll take a look at three of these reasons and see if I can set them . aside Spirituality Is Hard to Define The first reason I
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism Pages About Subscribe Blogroll FAQ 3.14.2023 Faith Allows Them to Maintain Belief by Suspending Critical Thinking Faith , in a religious context , does not refer to an abstract sense of hope or confidence . It refers to a particular sort of belief , a belief in something not supported by evidence . That's not to say there can't be any evidence whatsoever , but there isn't enough to support the . belief If there was adequate evidence to support a belief , faith would be unnecessary . When asked to explain their belief , those who had it would resort to evidence . Faith is what one does when one wants to maintain a belief without enough . evidence Believing something without enough evidence to justify it
, Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism Pages About Subscribe Blogroll FAQ 3.08.2023 Atheists , Could Secular Spirituality Help Us Bridge Our Divides The subject of spirituality has long been controversial among atheists . Some argue that no self-respecting atheist should talk about it . They insist that it implies supernatural entities . Do they forget that not all atheists are metaphysical naturalists Some atheists believe in ghosts after . all Other atheists are determined to convince us that spirituality is good for everyone and that atheists should embrace secular forms of spirituality . They may forget that their own needs or desires for what they call spirituality are not universal and that some atheists find little use for
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism Pages About Subscribe Blogroll FAQ 3.04.2023 The Role of Trauma as a Cause of Atheism Is Overstated I have heard many misconceptions about atheists from Christians . The one I'll address here is one I've always found interesting . It is the idea that all atheists have had traumatic experiences with religion . That's why we are atheists . Our atheism is a negative reaction to religious . trauma This claim seems to appeal to many Christians because it means that atheism will pass . If we worked on recovering and gave religion another chance , we'd believe again . We'd see that we were responding to hurt and that our atheism was little more than a . tantrum This misconception strikes me as a twist on an