Posting this because I think it’s an interesting examination of the overlap (or lack thereof) between atheists and general skeptics. It’s worth remembering that the term ‘atheism’ only means a rejection of theistic beliefs; non-theistic beliefs that are nonetheless irrational and unsupported by evidence are not relevant to the term. And yet one can easily see why there is an overlap between these two communities and why many atheists scoff at other atheists who profess belief in things like astrology, ghosts, reincarnation, etc.
I’m definitely one of those who doesn’t believe in anything supernatural, but I’ve certainly met atheists who do. It’s worth remembering the two groups aren’t synonymous.
Learning opportunity. We all have our blindspots.
There was something I noticed about myself a little while back. When I take my family to the beach about every half an hour or so I will make sure I get the entire family in one spot so I can see them. And the reason why I do that is because I think on some level that if I can see them all nothing bad can happen.
So yeah this isn’t exactly a rational belief. No plans to stop doing it however haha.