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Lord Ludd

(585 posts)
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 03:47 PM Apr 2021

Additional name for atheists?

Haven't posted here often, but hey, since this group exists (unlike that other entity), why not get some feedback on the non-believer name I go by: cosmost.

Cosmost combines 'cosmos' with 'most', in the dual sense that the cosmos is all that exists & also is 'the most', a complimentary term common among '50s teens, hipsters, Beats, & jazz devotees. Admittedly, the latter definition is meant as a joke (which is what I consider theism to be), but I think the main idea is apparent.

Cosmostism can be equated with Naturalism & its offshoots, but I'm not aware of any atheistic label that refers specifically to the universe. If there are any, please post.

Anyway, just a thought for The Day HE Came Back. (Sam Raimi, are you listening?)

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Additional name for atheists? (Original Post) Lord Ludd Apr 2021 OP
There should be fewer names, not more! Shermann Apr 2021 #1
"There isn't a name for a non-astronomer." 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #2
That's just an example of inductive reasoning being applied to the nature of flat earthers Shermann Apr 2021 #4
I wholeheartedly agree that 'atheist' is an odd word Lord Ludd Apr 2021 #7
Bingo Random Boomer Apr 2021 #13
I think of myself as a content questioner. 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #3
Cosmost, or Cosmist but I still use, secular humanist, and I remember when I got in trouble with ShazamIam Apr 2021 #5
This is a good name, but ... Trueblue Texan Apr 2021 #6
Now you made me think of Little Caesars... Lord Ludd Apr 2021 #8
If that is the case, why is it you haven't made yourself known to the official group? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2021 #15
I just did! Trueblue Texan Apr 2021 #19
Free-thinker? nt Laffy Kat Apr 2021 #9
Did you ask god if he approves of that name? nt Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #10
Actually, I did Lord Ludd Apr 2021 #11
LOL!!! Trueblue Texan Apr 2021 #12
Are you sure your toaster was plugged in? Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #14
Yanno, a few years ago there was the attempt to make popular the name "Brights" A HERETIC I AM Apr 2021 #16
I typically use "atheist" despite how I don't... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #17
Well, here's the thing. Cosmos, being part of centuries of Greek attempts to explain creation, has a Karadeniz Apr 2021 #18
In spanish, "Cosmovision" means "Worldview" old as dirt Dec 2021 #20

Shermann

(7,358 posts)
1. There should be fewer names, not more!
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 03:54 PM
Apr 2021

I believe it was Sam Harris that pointed out how odd of a word atheist is. There aren't typically names for groups that aren't associated with something. There isn't a name for a non-astronomer.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
2. "There isn't a name for a non-astronomer."
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 04:00 PM
Apr 2021

Last edited Sun Apr 4, 2021, 05:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Well, maybe there is. Flat earthers?

Lord Ludd

(585 posts)
7. I wholeheartedly agree that 'atheist' is an odd word
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 04:27 PM
Apr 2021

We should refer to ourselves for what we believe, not for what we don't believe. Fortunately, there are several names from which to choose -- freethinker, secular humanist, naturalist, materialist. Just thought I'd add a whimsical label.

Random Boomer

(4,159 posts)
13. Bingo
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 05:48 PM
Apr 2021

I don't worry about what we call people whose favorite color isn't blue, or people who don't swim in ocean waters on a Thursday, or people who own cars that aren't white.

If a Christian asks me whether I believe in their god, then I'll admit I'm not a Christian. If someone is curious whether I believe in the Roman gods, I'd have to say no. If belief in tree gods ever comes up in a conversation, then no, I don't believe in trees gods. If someone asked me if I'm a Buddhist, I'd let them know that I don't have much knowledge about Buddhism, and the same goes for being a Muslim, but chances are good that no, I'm not believer.

I don't believe in Aztec gods, Mayan gods, Etruscan gods, Egyptian gods, so many many gods I don't believe in and so many more I've never heard of before, but probably wouldn't believe in if I did know them.

There's not a word for that. There's no word for just living my life and not-believing in all the crazy, cock-a-mamie, abstract deities that humans have managed to conjure in their imaginations for the past 400,000 years.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
3. I think of myself as a content questioner.
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 04:02 PM
Apr 2021

I don’t know “the answers” and the uncertainty doesn’t bother me.

ShazamIam

(2,559 posts)
5. Cosmost, or Cosmist but I still use, secular humanist, and I remember when I got in trouble with
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 04:06 PM
Apr 2021

with my sincere believing Mother. I said why isn't religion focused on individual rights and advancement of human achievement.

And she said, with slightly raised eyebrows and a mildly shocked expression, that is humanist, with a tone that suggested that alone is the only answer needed.

I like, secular humanist, because, it seems to work to end prying into my beliefs.






Lord Ludd

(585 posts)
8. Now you made me think of Little Caesars...
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 04:32 PM
Apr 2021

...and I'm trying to get rid of some old-age flab that seems to have found a permanent resting place. (At least until *I* find a permanent resting place.)

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
14. Are you sure your toaster was plugged in?
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 06:17 PM
Apr 2021

You can't expect god to answer through your toaster if it's not plugged in.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
16. Yanno, a few years ago there was the attempt to make popular the name "Brights"
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 07:26 PM
Apr 2021

to refer to Atheist, Agnostics and Free-Thinkers.

See how well that turned out?


I just go with the actual definition;

A = Without

Theist or Theos = God

One who is without a god or gods.

I don't have one, I don't need one and even if they actually exist, I want nothing to do with them. They can fuck off and go create another world where children die of bone cancer.

Fuck that nonsense.


Buckeye_Democrat

(14,847 posts)
17. I typically use "atheist" despite how I don't...
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 07:27 PM
Apr 2021

... exclude the possibility of an intelligent creator. There's just been no objective evidence of one.

Some people use agnostic to describe me, but atheist works just fine.

I know this much... the more that humanity has discovered about the universe, the more HONEST it appears. So if there's an intelligent creator, at least it seems to be an honest one. Even quantum physics leads to predictable results.

Karadeniz

(22,279 posts)
18. Well, here's the thing. Cosmos, being part of centuries of Greek attempts to explain creation, has a
Sun Apr 4, 2021, 08:53 PM
Apr 2021

Lot of baggage. Logos can come into it. Mind. Creation of the gods.
Pragmatist comes to mind. Realist. Unfortunately, with all the research that's been done into Mind surviving death and reincarnation, those terms would seem to deny verifiable paranormal realities. If I were in your situation, I'd probably choose agnostic, as in no-knowledge-by-experience. For myself, I prefer Gnostic to Christian, because the Church couldn't dissect a parable with a laser beam and has just been such a failure in living up to Christian values.

 

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)
20. In spanish, "Cosmovision" means "Worldview"
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 09:50 AM
Dec 2021

Here's video about cultures from Cauca (one of 26 Departments of Colombia), showing the diversity of Cosmovisiones of the many cultures of Cauca.

The first 90 seconds is from the municipality of Patía, where my wife is from, and represents the Cosmovisión of her culture and religion (Roman Catholic).

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