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tindrummer · M
No such thing as an agnostic atheist - 2 different beliefs.
@tindrummer
I disagree.
Theist/atheist denotes a belief in a god either positive or negative.
Gnotsic/agnostic is a statement about knowledge.
Atheist: without belief in god.
Agnostic:without knowledge
Therefore i am an atheist because i don't believe a god or gods exist but an agnostic atheist because i recognize that it is impossible to know.
I disagree.
Theist/atheist denotes a belief in a god either positive or negative.
Gnotsic/agnostic is a statement about knowledge.
Atheist: without belief in god.
Agnostic:without knowledge
Therefore i am an atheist because i don't believe a god or gods exist but an agnostic atheist because i recognize that it is impossible to know.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@tindrummer As Pikachu has pointed out...
1. there's no proof that gods exist (otherwise we'd all be theists)
2. there's no proof that gods don't exist (they might be lurking around a mountain-top somewhere)
3. in any event, there's [i]no compelling necessity[/i] to even postulate gods, and the postulation explains nothing... it merely tries to explain everything away.
4. therefore, I have no gods (I’m an agnostic atheist).
No beliefs required
1. there's no proof that gods exist (otherwise we'd all be theists)
2. there's no proof that gods don't exist (they might be lurking around a mountain-top somewhere)
3. in any event, there's [i]no compelling necessity[/i] to even postulate gods, and the postulation explains nothing... it merely tries to explain everything away.
4. therefore, I have no gods (I’m an agnostic atheist).
No beliefs required
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@tindrummer what is it that you believe?