I have been toying with this idea a lot recently. Most atheists are deeply religious. We will never live in a truly secular society, the best we can hope for is an official religion that tolerates a modicum of heresy.
Most Western Atheists you mean. "Soulism" doesn't really exist in Non-Western Secular cultures like Northeast Asia (except South Korea) and most former Soviet Union countries for example.
Humanism is not paganism. It is a new religion that emerged from Christianity in modern times. Humanism came from Christianity, and Christianity had its own precursors (paganism, Greek philosophy and Judaism). Yes, the concept of the soul predates Christianity, as does the concept of God.
Humanism is no more like paganism than it is like Zoroastrianism. It's a new religion. The closest affinity is to Christianity, because it emerged from Christianity. Paganism was a complex system of beliefs, myths, practices, etc. It was not just a vague notion that everything is divine.
If there is no distinction between physical reality and divinity, then "divinity" is meaningless. You made that distinction yourself when you talked about physical things being arbitered by Gods. If someone says "the soul", they are making an implicit distinction between the soul and the body. So, you shouldn't be amazed at me talking about those concepts. The phrase "the physical universe itself as divine" invokes the abstract metaphysical concept "the divine", which invokes the concept of God.
If you want to spread your ideas, you should talk to Malcolm Collins and do an interview on Basedcamp.
I've never heard of them before. I'll check them out.
I have been toying with this idea a lot recently. Most atheists are deeply religious. We will never live in a truly secular society, the best we can hope for is an official religion that tolerates a modicum of heresy.
Most Western Atheists you mean. "Soulism" doesn't really exist in Non-Western Secular cultures like Northeast Asia (except South Korea) and most former Soviet Union countries for example.
I'm not sure what you mean.
Hate is a perfectly normal emotional response to someone harming you or acting against your interests. What do you mean by "owning" it?
Humanism is not paganism. It is a new religion that emerged from Christianity in modern times. Humanism came from Christianity, and Christianity had its own precursors (paganism, Greek philosophy and Judaism). Yes, the concept of the soul predates Christianity, as does the concept of God.
Humanism is no more like paganism than it is like Zoroastrianism. It's a new religion. The closest affinity is to Christianity, because it emerged from Christianity. Paganism was a complex system of beliefs, myths, practices, etc. It was not just a vague notion that everything is divine.
If there is no distinction between physical reality and divinity, then "divinity" is meaningless. You made that distinction yourself when you talked about physical things being arbitered by Gods. If someone says "the soul", they are making an implicit distinction between the soul and the body. So, you shouldn't be amazed at me talking about those concepts. The phrase "the physical universe itself as divine" invokes the abstract metaphysical concept "the divine", which invokes the concept of God.