Spectrum of theistic probability

[GliderGuider]

40. I really hate labels.

I also think discussing the nuances of atheism for the 10,000th time is pointless and a little boring - this is a safe haven, most of us here get it. As a result I sometimes use these discussions as springboards to launch off into related ideas that people may not have thought of before.

I love to play with ideas. My philosophy has a large stream-of-consciousness component that causes me to investigate new ideas as I write, so they don't always spring like Athena "fully grown from the forehead of Zeus". As a result you can't count on me to adhere slavishly to a position. You can usually count on me to come back to a few basic positions with time, but only once I've finished nosing through the philosophical byways along the highways. I always try to debate in good faith along the way, though.

As I say in post #8, I'm a weak atheist when it comes to objective gods, an agnostic in my epistemology, a non-dualist in personal practice, and a Pyrrhonian skeptic when it comes to beliefs in general. I'm also, as you suspected, very much a contrarian, to the point of being an anarchist about philosophical structures. I reserve the right to build my own if I think they are required.

I understand this could make me a frustrating person to talk with, especially if someone wants to fix me in relation to the labels they're used to. You may or may not be trying to do that. If you are, I have no problem with it - whatever you're doing is your dance, while this is mine.