just a heads up, agnostic is a description, not a view.
so applied it'd tend to describe theists or atheists. an agnostic theist may believe in an unconfirmed god and an agnostic atheist may not deny the existence of god
i am a gnostic atheist, which in practice means i deny the existence of god
You can be agnostic and not know either way.
Gnostic/Agnostic refers to knowledge while Theist/Atheist refers to belief. Whether you like it or not, knowledge is a spectrum and people tend to swing to one belief or the other.
Sometimes People use agnostic to mean they neither confirm nor deny the existence of gods. Practical meaning is different from latin origins.
People can label themselves however they want, and I get that especially if you don't want to be associated with either group, but I always like to inform people that Gnostic/Agnostic is not mutually exclusive from Atheism/Theism.
You can be agnostic and not know either way.i dont see how you can be agnostic without being one or the other. even if completely non committal thatd still just be agnostic atheist
Agnostic Atheist.
I dont believe in a deity, but I acknowledge that I dont know that for 100% certain. That said, Im going to need hard proof to actually believe in a deity.
i dont see how you can be agnostic without being one or the other. even if completely non committal thatd still just be agnostic atheist
no it wouldnt cuz thats denying the existence of gods. You can be neutral, indifferent, or skepticalAn agnostic atheist does not believe in gods. They are not denying the existence of gods. Agnostic atheist is neutral.
An agnostic atheist does not believe in gods. They are not denying the existence of gods. Agnostic atheist is neutral.
An agnostic atheist does not believe in gods. They are not denying the existence of gods. Agnostic atheist is neutral.
That is denying the existence of godsno it is not - it is the lack of belief in gods. like, this one isnt up to interpretation. call yourself whatever you want. but this is untrue.
I think it's just down to the label that people want to put themselves in. Claiming you're a Christian does have the negative connotation of the Conservative/Republican/MAGA rep while claiming you're an atheist does have the negative connotation of being a Redditor Euphoric/Edgy/Fedora rep. I'm fine just so long as people do know that Gnostism/Agnosticism is not mutually exclusive from Atheism/Theism.yea at the end of the day im just trying to correct some persistent misinfo but people can call themselves what they like. i'm not gonna tell someone they're something they arent or vice versa.
That is denying the existence of gods. Thats why they identify as agnostic atheist specifically. they see no evidence for gods existence. Thats the same as saying you dont think gods exist.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fa5f638f.jpg
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i genuinely don't know how to respond to something like this. like,
i'm not insulting you, but like...yeah. i dunno, i'm sorry. have a good day
The atheist is not necessarily a man who says "There is no God." What is called positive or dogmatic atheism, so far from being the only kind of atheism, is the rarest of all kinds. It has often been questioned whether there is any such thing. But every man is an atheist who does not believe that there is a God, although his want of belief may not be rested on any allegation of positive knowledge that there is no God, but simply on one of want of knowledge that there is a God. If a man have failed to find any good reason for believing that there is a God, it is perfectly natural and rational that he should not believe that there is a God; and if so, he is an atheist, although he assume no superhuman knowledge, but merely the ordinary human power of judging of evidence. If he go farther, and, after an investigation into the nature and reach of human knowledge, ending in the conclusion that the existence of God is incapable of proof, cease to believe in it on the ground that he cannot know it to be true, he is an agnostic and also an atheist, an agnostic-atheist an atheist because an agnostic.
i disagree on several accounts. First off, denying gods existence is the most common form of atheism. In lived reality, not theoretical frameworks, agnostic atheists deny gods exist due to lack of supporting evidence and contradictions. They remain open, but theyve taken a position.Feel free to continue being wrong.
it is problematic that instead of your definitions conforming to peoples actual lived experiences, you are forcing false binaries on to people.
people who neither confirm nor deny the existence of gods are not the same as people who think there is no god.
Feel free to continue being wrong.
right back at ya buddy. Feel free to continue being unable to understand peoples beliefs.You're just wrong when you say that non-belief is the same as denial. You affirm or deny a proposition, or you don't do either, in which case you lack belief.