"Atheists" who believe in the supernatural

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"Atheists" who believe in the supernatural

What is your position on the existence of the supernatural and is there any difference in terminology in between the atheists who believe in the supernatural and those who don't?

Atheism is, in my estimation, the lack of belief in supernatural agency, events and the existence of the supernatural. I realize that isn't the definition of atheism, so I wonder if there is a term for people who don't believe in any supernatural existence, not just the disbelief in deities. I am an atheist and I've imagined that atheists believe in nothing supernatural, but I've heard a number of atheists say they do believe in something mystic, albeit not any deity.

For purposes of this discussion, when I say "supernatural" I mean outside of the nature. When I say "nature" I mean Dark matter, dark energy, any other known and unknown components of nature, any possible parrallel universes and everything else that exists in the natural order.

I don't believe in anything supernatural at all. No gods, spirits, mystical forces or unseen purpose.

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biggus dickus's picture
There's no such thing as
algebe's picture
I don't believe in anything
Nyarlathotep's picture
Atheism is a broad tent so
ThePragmatic's picture
I don't believe in anything
curtisabass's picture
Oh, I thougnt YOU were the
ThePragmatic's picture
No, no. Only those who you
Pitar's picture
Well said and I subscribe to
mykcob4's picture
I don't think if you believe
hunter2342's picture
I have yet to meet a so
SecularSonOfABiscuitEater's picture
I wonder if there is a term
Endri Guri's picture
I might be wrong here, but by
Question_everything's picture
I have encountered many
Brendan Bombaci's picture
I've been pondering
Jared Alesi's picture
Pliri Dyspistal Atheist.
Jared Alesi's picture
Pliri Dyspistal Atheist.
Truett's picture
I agree that it's a conundrum
Kataclismic's picture
I think it is simply the term
France Su's picture
I fear you're framing this
chimp3's picture
When I was a teenage atheist
BAACKJD's picture
"brown people were not smart
algebe's picture
@Chimp3: "I now consider Von
BAACKJD's picture
In former communist countries
Truett's picture
I'm with everyone on some Far
Giov787's picture
I believe in spirits, to an
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Hi, everyone! I'm new to this

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Nope! Lost that with my
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Not in the slightest, I'd
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