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Karadeniz

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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.

Additional name for atheists? [View all] 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
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