Atheists who believe in some supernatural concepts. Help me out here.

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Atheists who believe in some supernatural concepts. Help me out here.

Okay, don't attack me here. I am an intellectual atheist which, by definition, means I do not believe in any gods. However, and I realize I'm probably in the minority here, I do actually believe in certain, very specific concepts which could only be interpreted as "supernatural." So what exactly does that make me, were I required to be categorized? The definition of atheism, according to dictionaries, simply means a "lack of belief in deities," which does describe me, since I don't believe any of them exist or ever have existed. And though I do, by all means, believe very strongly in scientific principles and a need for proof when required, I still, due to my own personal experiences, have come to believe in a few concepts that fall somewhere between "New Age" and "Buddhist" philosophies, yet still fit perfectly into neither category. Am I in the minority by saying that I'm an atheist who loathes religion yet claims to believe in certain supernatural concepts regardless? Be nice; I'm sensitive, even online. :)

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Phil Fieldhouse's picture
I agree with you entirely and
DarkLight's picture
If you believe in the
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I don't believe in God but if
Uniquecoolusername's picture
I'm curious...you say you don
Orlando Harper's picture
Believing in the supernatural
Sheldon's picture
"Supernatural could mean any
Bill LaRue's picture
I personally believe that
Rob's picture
I find this one to be very
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Yes, I agree with Rob here!
Dale Floyd French's picture
Nevermind. I knew this would
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Hey Dale, come now, don't
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I am an atheist and I've had
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"Why is a lack of belief in a
Walker's picture
I think that is you come to a
SevenJax's picture
Although gods are a subset of
The Profit Ezekiel's picture
I'd agree with SevenJax here.
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Good point Profit, I guess if
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I just experienced a very
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Wayne Materi's picture
Condensation produces a very
Kay Dee's picture
Well another one that I think
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Hello. To which questions
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To reject a belief in the
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One point to make here:
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I appreciate that this is an
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I've played with magick and
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The human mind is prone to
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I find myself in this same
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1) They say the already knew,
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Thanks for your response.

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