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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Arguably, even the most devout of devout have their own unique mixture of beliefs, because the scripture is inconsistent and has parts that are unclear.

I'd say that literally everyone has a unique set of beliefs, even atheists will hold into some superstitions, often unaware they are.

I'm atheist, I still do "touch wood" (a pagan thing that got coopted by UK Protestantism, that to prevent a jinx or bring a blessing, you say "touch wood" and tap the nearest wooden thing), cause it does something in my brain, a comforting effect

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I never really thought about it before but semantically 'atheist' only means 'no belief in God or gods'. Technically it shouldn't preclude belief in spirits or other supernatural elements. I suppose the closest thing to complete disbelief in the supernatural is 'skeptic' but even that's up for interpretation. Do satanism and humanism explicitly rule out any supernatural?

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