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Doomflower · 36-40, M
Why agnostic?
I'm also an atheist and feel as sure there are no gods as there are no leprechauns and I have WAY MORE EVIDENCE for leprechauns...so I just say Gods don't exist.
But I guess technically there is the itty bittiest sliver of a chance but it's about as likely as finding a four-sided triangle.
I'm also an atheist and feel as sure there are no gods as there are no leprechauns and I have WAY MORE EVIDENCE for leprechauns...so I just say Gods don't exist.
But I guess technically there is the itty bittiest sliver of a chance but it's about as likely as finding a four-sided triangle.
@Doomflower
Well that's exactly it. There's a non-zero chance that a god exists and i believe it's impossible to know.
Like you i am convinced that no god exists. I just acknowledge that we can't know for sure.
I'm an atheist because i don't believe in a god and agnostic because i don't know it as a fact.
Well that's exactly it. There's a non-zero chance that a god exists and i believe it's impossible to know.
Like you i am convinced that no god exists. I just acknowledge that we can't know for sure.
I'm an atheist because i don't believe in a god and agnostic because i don't know it as a fact.
Doomflower · 36-40, M
@Pikachu idk I just chaffe at the label of agnostic because of the way theists use it to try and undermine my position. It also gives them false hope of converting someone.
I know Santa isn't real and I don't pretend to be agnostic about it even though there is still a non zero chance that he exists.
I also feel the label agnostic is a way of appeasing those theists who would say, "well you can't PROVE (my) God doesn't exist"
I wanna be like... okay so are you agnostic about all the other gods you don't believe in? You can't PROVE they don't exist either.
Yeah it's splitting hairs but I'm at that point in my atheism lol.
Sorry for the book. Interesting subject.
I know Santa isn't real and I don't pretend to be agnostic about it even though there is still a non zero chance that he exists.
I also feel the label agnostic is a way of appeasing those theists who would say, "well you can't PROVE (my) God doesn't exist"
I wanna be like... okay so are you agnostic about all the other gods you don't believe in? You can't PROVE they don't exist either.
Yeah it's splitting hairs but I'm at that point in my atheism lol.
Sorry for the book. Interesting subject.
@Doomflower
I totally get that. Honestly it's splitting hairs to characterize myself as an agnostic atheist because it's not like i'm unsure.
To me "atheist" is a position of belief on the existence of a god and "agnostic" is a position of knowledge on the existence of a god.
I totally get that. Honestly it's splitting hairs to characterize myself as an agnostic atheist because it's not like i'm unsure.
To me "atheist" is a position of belief on the existence of a god and "agnostic" is a position of knowledge on the existence of a god.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@Doomflower [quote]undermine my position[/quote]
Remember that it undermines their position to an equal extent 😀
https://similarworlds.com/atheism/21832-I-often-hear-whats-an-agnostic-atheist-so-perhaps
Remember that it undermines their position to an equal extent 😀
https://similarworlds.com/atheism/21832-I-often-hear-whats-an-agnostic-atheist-so-perhaps