A New Naturalist Philosophy On the Rise

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The discussion centers around the term "Bright," which is associated with secular humanism and atheism, and its perceived elitism. Carlos Hernandez expresses skepticism about adopting the label "Bright," finding it to be a silly and elitist term, preferring to identify as an "Evil Atheist." This sentiment is echoed by another participant, Yahweh, who also identifies as an "Evil Atheist." The conversation then shifts to the nature of belief and morality, with Yahweh discussing the complexity of defining good and evil, ultimately identifying as an agnostic-atheist. The dialogue reflects a broader critique of labels within the atheist community and explores the nuances of belief and morality.
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Originally posted by Carlos Hernandez
http://www.the-brights.net/
A not-so-bright idea. I'm a huge fan of Dawkins, but this is just silly.

See http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/dowret_24_1.htm
 
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That's... stupid.
 
The use of the word "Bright" has been discussed to death on the JREF boards...

While my pattern of thinking is a definition of a "Bright", I won't be adopting the title. Too elitist in my opinion, I'm happy being an Evil Atheist...
 
Originally posted by Yahweh
...I'm happy being an Evil Atheist...
Me too! :smile:
 
I am an evil atheist too!

However...

The idea of a god may be lunacy but it is not impossible. Whether I am evil or not is unknown as I we all strive to gain pleasure and evade pain, therefore all action are evil and good or neither. So we can assume that the definitions for good and evil are not abstract enough to be considerred viable for usage.

Therefore,

I am an agnostic-atheist. Though nothing is for certain, even this statement. So I may not be, though due to the lack of evidence to suggest otherwise, other than the fact that people can lie and I may being here and amongst other relevant scenarios, to believe otherwise is lunacy.

:smile:
 
other than the fact that I may be lying and possible other relevant scenarios**
 
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