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If you were to ask me free-form about my religious views, the answer you would get would be very dependent on how you asked the question.

If you asked me, "Do you think a god exists?", I would say "no", and you would call me an atheist. If you asked, "Do you think a god could exist?", I would say, "yes", and you would call me an agnostic.

On the other hand, if you asked me "What term most closely describes your views?", I would say "secular humanist" and emphasize the humanist part. Ultimately, the question of the existence or non-existence of a god doesn't enter my life very often and that's the way I like it.

(As an aside, the term for the beliefs you describe is pantheist)



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