XPost: alt.atheism, alt.consciousness.mysticism   
   From: quoththeraven@nevermore.com   
      
   On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 03:05:46 -0230, David Dalton    
   wrote:   
      
   >A while ago I said that if I didn't come out of the   
   >low years by April 4 full moon I would consider going   
   >atheist again.   Well for now I have decided not to,   
   >mainly because I have had such significant mystic   
   >experiences in the past.   
   >   
   >But what flavour of atheist have I been in the past?   
   >   
   >I think a strong atheist is someone who believes   
   >there are no gods.   
   >   
   >I think a weak atheist is someone who does not   
   >believe in any gods.   
   >   
   >Furthermore I define a very weak atheist.   If I was   
   >a very weak atheist I would still believe that my   
   >former deities existed but would no longer worship them.   
      
   That would be more of an apatheist, but go on.   
      
   >In the past I have been all three of these at different   
   >times, but currently I am a polytheistic pantheist.   
   >   
   >But do you think it is possible to be a mystic atheist?   
      
   Yes, but it seems pretty silly. Why would you reject woo about god/s,   
   but still accept all sorts of other kinds?   
      
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