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I generally do eschew this sort of self-designation. It's hard to see something very worthwhile in a label...especially when one is generalizing about another human being or oneself.
Typically, I refer to myself as an artist, writer, and teacher. Those are labels I'm OK with. They define what I do and not what I believe. I don't see a need for believing things.
I avoid politics as much as possible and I don't see a reason why I need to have personal opinions about most political issues. That's why I am not a politician. As for the intersection of art and politics, I prefer as little of that as possible. I'm not in favor of government support for art or artists.
I have an interest in philosophy but no religious belief. I see both religion and science as essentially different forms of the same thing - metaphorical narratives people use to explain mysterious things. I use metaphors to talk about and understand the universe but I don't "believe" those metaphors need to represent anything besides aesthetic truth.
Ethically, I try to cause as little suffering as possible. That's about it.
I suppose I define myself from moment to moment by the things I experience and the things I think and do. There's a trail of evidence regarding those things.
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