Thu, 2005-12-01 16:21
Interesting. We all spend a lot of time labeling folks without first trying to define and understand those labels so I think this is helpful. What I would really be interested in knowing is into which categories most atheists actually fall. I would venture to guess that most would put themselves in the categories of logical and intuitive, but that in reality ethical and affective reasons typically lie at the core. That's just a guess though. I would say the same for theists (of which I am one) because it seems to me that most human beliefs are (at least initially) constructed through experience and emotion.