Agnostic Atheism? Your opinions..

[Skeptical_Nurse]

I don't have a problem with it, It just doesn't fit right with me. Maybe i'm being biased

[Ace Otana]

An agnostic atheist is one who lacks belief in god but also admits that he/she does not or cannot know whether a god exists or not. Which happens to be my stance.

[Tiberius]

Mine too. Only logical position one can take, given the nature of knowledge, our own fallibility, and the evidence at hand.

[5thHorseman]

And me, can't rule out a 'god' completely as we do not know, but as I don't know, anything, I tak the stance of agnostic atheist 6/7z

[Erinome]

I also consider myself an agnostic atheist. It's impossible for me to know if there are gods because there isn't any evidence whatsoever to confirm it either way. Because of that, I don't believe in any gods.

[Zen Badger]

Certainly if there is a "god" or intelligent first cause to the universe then so what.It won't be the Christian god and will so far beyond our comprehension that worshipping it would be an utter waste of time. It certainly wouldn't be aware of us as individuals if at all.

[Justtristo]

I am what you consider a gnostic or strong atheist, in that I know god/s do not exist. Because the existence of any kind of deity can be tested scientifically (god hypothesis) and that hypothesis would be rejected. I came to this position after reading Victor Stenger (In particular his book God The Failed Hypothesis). A book which in my opinion is much superior than The God Delusion.

I dont knock those who are agnostic atheists, however I just go a little step further that is all.

[frankiej]

I would probably class myself as an agnostic atheist... I won't dismiss anything absolutely 100%

If people didn't think like that then where would modern science be today?

[The_Flying_Skeptic]

Agnostic atheism is superfluous to me. How could anyone be 100% sure?

[Norfolk And Chance]

I am what you consider a gnostic or strong atheist, in that I know god/s do not exist. Because the existence of any kind of deity can be tested scientifically (god hypothesis) and that hypothesis would be rejected. I came to this position after reading Victor Stenger (In particular his book God The Failed Hypothesis). A book which in my opinion is much superior than The God Delusion.

I dont knock those who are agnostic atheists, however I just go a little step further that is all.

Exactly. Many atheists are frightened to claim to "know" there is no god, even though it's absolutely obvious there is no god. They'd rather err on the side of caution so they have the upper hand in debate, and some maybe genuinely can't be sure and won't commit to sureity based on scientific principle, which is understandable.

However, the way I look at it, is if theists can know god exists then atheists can take the contrary position and know no god, and at least the atheist has a valid reason to claim to know there is no god - NO EVIDENCE = NO GOD!