An Untenable Position if Ever there Was One

Atheism, that is. At least for me. I can understand a person's rejection of a particular religion or religious text, because they may have doubts about its authenticity, or the claims made, but to truly believe that our physical realm is all there is and all there could possibly be, is just taking things too far. It's unreasonable to think that reality itself is limited to the extent of our own ability to perceive it with our (very limited and limiting) five senses. That just doesn't make any sense.
Agnosticism is a far more reasonable stance, if only because it's perfectly appropriate to believe there are some things we will simply never know. Knowledge actually does have its limits, there will never be a time when we will fully understand everything there is to understand.

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DocSavage · M

Agnosticism is an illusion. An empty tittle,created by a misconception of Atheism. You fail to see the hypocrisy in it.
Atheist, while extremely skeptical about the existence of god or gods is not inflexible as you seen to think. Most of us employ critical thinking to the point. I do not believe that a deity does, or could exist in any context, as described. Creator, or universal spiritual being. What have you. However, there is no reason to think, that given new evidence and information, my view would not change. It’s not a question of being open to the possibility. It’s the fact that there isn’t evidence to support the conclusions.
Agnostic or Atheist, you have to accept what you have. What might be, isn’t necessarily what is. All you’re doing is implying that agnostics have a better capacity of faith, compared to Atheist. It called hedging your bets.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@DocSavage Your basic concept seems to be an illusion when it comes to understanding definitions. It's pretty simple...

AGNOSTIC: I don't think there is a god or gods, but I can't say 100% for sure

ATHEIST: I'm 100% sure there is no god/are no gods

DocSavage · M

@ChipmunkErnie
Or both can simply say : I do not believe in god or gods.
It stands to reason if either were given sufficient proof both would change their opinions.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@DocSavage Why do people insist on trying to re-write simple definitions based on what might happen some day in some circumstance?

DocSavage · M

@ChipmunkErnie
They think it makes them “open minded”