How does the feeling of sacredness differ from the feeling of wonder/awe (which I have experienced)? As for science, I agree that blind belief in pop-sci is a problem and I've written about this in one of my posts (https://alephzero.neocities.org/2023-05-14_perversion_of_science). https://absolute0.neocities.org/ is an interesting site that discusses this issue in more detail.
Fair enough. It's unfortunate what Reddit etc. have done to the image of atheism.
Linux + Darknet is always going to be fun to me. Even if I decide one day to stop hacker-larping, I'll never stop using Linux+Darknets
I hope that "degenerate atheist" means "degenerate and atheist" rather than "degenerate due to being atheist". While many atheists use atheism to justify their hedonism and nihilism, this worldview is not inherent to atheism. I am an atheist and have morals and purpose.
Possibly so XD. On one hand, I'm basically the same as when I was 5yo just slightly edgier, on the other hand I've seen many cases where people would change majorly between 14 and 21, even if they've basically stayed the same their entire life before then. @alephzero i believe he means "degenerate and atheist".
I've held this opinion for a long time. In general, I dislike being given things I haven't asked for, because I almost never need or want them. The obligation to keep them is the worst part.