What is the relation of Religious Naturalism to other groups that seem similar?
Several groups, including ours, form a sort of cognitive set deeply informed by mainstream science as to how the world is best understood. Even with that ground in common there will inevitably be some differences and different emphases. As religious naturalists we find ourselves moved to emphasize reverence, awe and gratitude as appropriate responses to our naturalistic conclusions about reality. Other groups with this same basic orientation may emphasize different things. Some naturalistic atheists see themselves as fighting what they consider to be a very necessary fight against god concepts, and prefer not to emphasize any religious aspect. There are also theistic naturalists among us, though their god-concepts probably will not map closely to those of super-naturalistic theists (see the FAQ on God). Certain naturalists specialize in debunking the paranormal or creationism. Most ethical societies emphasize good works, and much good is doubtless being done by the many who consider th
