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Permalink Reply by wisp on March 2, 2010 at 4:35am

Hahaha! :P

I agree that "agnostic atheist" tends to be a bit redundant if we're really being honest with ourselves about our capacity for ultimate knowledge about the nature of gods and religion. However, I've known a lot of people who claim to be able to state unequivocally that gods do not exist (I dated one for a few years, even). I specify "agnostic atheist" to distance myself from that sort of "absolute" thinking. I fell into the trap of absolute thinking when I was a theist and I won't allow myself to be quite so closed to new evidence again.

Cheers for admitting we don't necessarily know the ultimate truth of reality. ;o)

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on March 2, 2010 at 7:33am

I agree that "agnostic atheist" tends to be a bit redundant if we're really being honest with ourselves about our capacity for ultimate knowledge about the nature of gods and religion.

Spot on!

However, I've known a lot of people who claim to be able to state unequivocally that gods do not exist


I'd worry about anyone claiming absolute knowledge! I feel fine stating that god doesn't exist in much the same manner I am comfortable stating that other imaginary beings do not exist. It seems only the theists (or pedants) will respond to this by saying that we don't know for certain that their god doesn't exist. I just don't think their imaginary being should get special treatment or terminology when we discuss our nonbelief in it as opposed to any number of other imaginary things.

Ok...end rant. Stepping away from the keyboard!

;-)

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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on March 1, 2010 at 10:19pm

Yeah, and I'd believe in Leprechauns if convincing evidence were produced.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on March 1, 2010 at 4:08pm

You are condemning yourself to eternal damnation and everlasting torment in the fires of hell!

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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on March 1, 2010 at 6:47pm

Or not.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on March 1, 2010 at 10:27pm

If Satan is as bad as Christians portray him, then the most evil thing he could have done to ensure humanity's corruption is to create religion.

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Hevenstone on April 1, 2010 at 7:27pm

"a" = without
"theism" = the belief in a higher power or powers

That's all.

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