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Question 88

Do you identify with a particular religion or philosophy(e.g. Buddhism, Wicca, secular humanism)?

• Critical rationalism.

  Social democracy. (Petteri Sulonen #1442)

• I tend to identity myself more with a political philosophy, which for me is socialism. From what little I have read about it, I can also identify with secular humanism. (Keith Brannen #713)

• Not particularly at this point, although I'm still quite fond of both Wicca and Thelema. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Love is the law, love under will. (raven1 #1096)

• Not really, Allthough a philosophy is nice to have, it limits your choices. I take each situation as it comes along, I may be wrong, but at least it is my own reasoning.

  I am a thinking being, I should be able to do my own thinking. :) (Werail AA# 1546)

• Though I follow my own philosophy, I am rather partial (in the sense that I don't absolutely hate the existence of such a religion) to Wicca, Budhism and Satanism, in fact these were the three 'paths' I most avidly attempted to follow after rejecting Christianity. But alas, despite their redeeming qualities (which other religons seem to lack), they are all brimming with feces. (SarceN #1174)

• What is meant by 'identify'? I have respect for my friend's Christian philosophies, except for the bit about existence of a supreme being, of course.

  If I wanted to use a label people could recognise, I'd say I was a humanist. But I also call myself an equalist, as an avid supporter of all people being equal. (Tigger #1109)

• I probably identify with secular humanism the most. I don't know anything about Buddhism, and not much about Wicca. I also identify with some tenants of Epicurianism, especially as described by Lucretius. (Michelle Martin #1474)

• I do have an interest in Buddhism, particularly Zen. What I have heard from secular humanists I agree with more often than not.

  However anything that smacks of "New Age"( e.g. what's fashionable this week!) ,is a big turn off. (Crstals,aliens,horoscopes....)

  Wicca is an interesting attempt to resurrect an extinct religious past (my ancestors were mostly celts!) and I admire the intention of trying to create a natural-world based spirituality and ethical system. I cant quite get over the "artificiality" of it though. Then again perhaps I should view that as a positive - that it isn't just a hand me down dogma but something which is being actively created by its participants. Sorry. Thinking out aloud!. (Mark Richardson #1095)

• Well, Wicca, obviously - see my silly title below. As I've stated previously, I like the philosphy, but just can't believe the God/Goddess thing. (Robyn #1557)

• Let's see here, I consider myself:

  a realist (strong) naturalist in metaphysics (in that I believe that there is an external world, and believe that there is not a supernatural realm) a realist for abstract objects (at least for propositions and mathematical objects and some others) a realist for the laws of nature, though I'm not sure what this entails a relaibilist in epistemology agnostic in philosophy of mind (though I think a property dualist view most likely) an incompatibilist with regards to free will and determinism a free-willist with regards to free will or a lack thereof a realist about mortal claims a deontist for metaethics, though I think that good things can be said for virtue ethics, and consequentialism in part needs to be taken into account. Further, I believe that a full philosophy of action must take into account pragmatic concerns in addition to moral ones. a strong atheist with regards to God. I believe that anything which can truly and honestly be called God does not exist. A critical rationalist with regards to many things. I believe that truth/falsehood and justified/unjustified are different measures, and that people can have true rational beliefs, false rational beliefs, true irrational beliefs, and false irrational beliefs. I also believe that two people with opposite beliefs _may_ both be rational, including in the theism/atheism debate. Unfortunately, I also believe that most of the theists we get in a.a are not of the rational kind.

  I also consider myself a secular humanist. (Ed. Stoebenau #143)