RE: Atheism's Definition - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
December 3, 2013 at 4:16 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2013 at 4:16 pm by Vincenzo Vinny G..)
(December 3, 2013 at 4:10 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:Vincenzo "Vinny" G. 's[/i' Wrote: Do you believe God does not exist, or are you not certain about whether God does or doesn't exist?
This is a false dichotomy.
One can be uncertain as to the existence and/or nonexistence of a god or gods, and still disbelieve they exist.
1) That wasn't the dichotomy.
2) There is a difference between
(a) believing God does not exist, and
(b) not believing that God exists.
3) What you're describing, both
(a) One can be uncertain as to the existence and/or nonexistence of a god or gods, and
(b) still disbelieve they exist.
are true of the proper definition of agnosticism but (a) is false on the proper definition of atheism.