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Current time: December 11, 2024, 11:22 pm

Poll: What is your stance?
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I do not believe that god(s) exist.
64.15%
34 64.15%
I believe that god(s) do not exist.
24.53%
13 24.53%
I believe that god(s) exist.
11.32%
6 11.32%
Total 53 vote(s) 100%
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Belief
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RE: Belief
As Paul pointed out, it is possible to be an agnostic atheist and still have an active belief that God does not exist (or that there are no Gods, whichever way you phrase it). Agnosticism is related to knowledge alone, and the position of believing there are no Gods doesn't touch upon knowledge.

Such a position is usually called "strong" atheism, and the position of "not believing in any Gods" is "weak" atheism. It is possible to be a "strong agnostic atheist" and a "weak agnostic atheist"; the word "agnostic" allows for both. However, if you are a "gnostic atheist" (claims to know that there are no Gods), you cannot possibly be "weak", since your claim to knowledge infers a strong belief rather than a lack of belief. That is, it is impossible to know something and yet simply lack a belief in the opposite of the claim. Knowledge is a form of strong belief.
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Belief - by Paul the Human - November 1, 2010 at 11:42 am
RE: Belief - by Shinylight - November 1, 2010 at 12:35 pm
RE: Belief - by Tiberius - November 1, 2010 at 1:38 pm
RE: Belief - by Violet - November 2, 2010 at 2:50 am
RE: Belief - by ib.me.ub - November 2, 2010 at 7:29 am
RE: Belief - by Justtristo - November 2, 2010 at 7:49 am
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 2, 2010 at 9:21 pm
RE: Belief - by orogenicman - November 3, 2010 at 7:17 am
RE: Belief - by Existentialist - November 3, 2010 at 3:49 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 3, 2010 at 5:02 pm
RE: Belief - by solja247 - November 3, 2010 at 6:59 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 4, 2010 at 2:12 am
RE: Belief - by Existentialist - November 4, 2010 at 3:57 am
RE: Belief - by tackattack - November 5, 2010 at 3:50 am
RE: Belief - by Ryft - November 23, 2010 at 12:27 am
RE: Belief - by Lethe - November 23, 2010 at 3:20 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 23, 2010 at 4:17 pm
RE: Belief - by Lethe - November 23, 2010 at 5:57 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 23, 2010 at 6:20 pm
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - November 24, 2010 at 4:06 am
RE: Belief - by Strongbad - December 1, 2010 at 8:00 am
RE: Belief - by Anomalocaris - November 23, 2010 at 1:52 am
RE: Belief - by downbeatplumb - November 23, 2010 at 2:30 pm
RE: Belief - by Anomalocaris - November 23, 2010 at 3:20 pm
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - November 23, 2010 at 3:57 pm
RE: Belief - by Paul the Human - November 23, 2010 at 6:28 pm
RE: Belief - by padraic - November 23, 2010 at 8:36 pm
RE: Belief - by Paul the Human - November 23, 2010 at 9:56 pm
RE: Belief - by ib.me.ub - November 23, 2010 at 10:06 pm
RE: Belief - by Paul the Human - November 23, 2010 at 10:47 pm
RE: Belief - by ib.me.ub - November 23, 2010 at 10:57 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 25, 2010 at 3:58 pm
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - November 25, 2010 at 5:31 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 25, 2010 at 6:16 pm
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - November 26, 2010 at 6:14 am
RE: Belief - by The Omnissiunt One - November 25, 2010 at 6:39 pm
RE: Belief - by Ryft - November 28, 2010 at 9:47 pm
RE: Belief - by downbeatplumb - November 29, 2010 at 1:52 pm
RE: Belief - by Lethe - November 29, 2010 at 9:17 am
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - November 29, 2010 at 10:47 am
RE: Belief - by Anomalocaris - November 29, 2010 at 11:43 am
RE: Belief - by Minimalist - November 29, 2010 at 11:59 am
RE: Belief - by LastPoet - November 29, 2010 at 3:21 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm
RE: Belief - by Anomalocaris - November 29, 2010 at 8:47 pm
RE: Belief - by Welsh cake - November 29, 2010 at 5:48 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 29, 2010 at 6:19 pm
RE: Belief - by Ryft - November 30, 2010 at 5:16 am
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - December 4, 2010 at 5:50 am
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 30, 2010 at 4:35 pm
RE: Belief - by Ryft - November 30, 2010 at 5:04 pm
RE: Belief - by theVOID - November 30, 2010 at 5:06 pm
RE: Belief - by Welsh cake - November 30, 2010 at 5:14 pm
RE: Belief - by tackattack - December 4, 2010 at 2:58 pm
RE: Belief - by Captain Scarlet - December 5, 2010 at 1:24 pm
RE: Belief - by Ryft - December 5, 2010 at 10:30 am
RE: Belief - by Strongbad - December 5, 2010 at 4:25 pm
RE: Belief - by Welsh cake - December 5, 2010 at 11:32 am
RE: Belief - by Paul the Human - December 5, 2010 at 11:35 am
RE: Belief - by Welsh cake - December 5, 2010 at 11:46 am
RE: Belief - by Lethe - December 5, 2010 at 12:57 pm
RE: Belief - by lilyannerose - December 5, 2010 at 1:19 pm
RE: Belief - by Lethe - December 5, 2010 at 4:33 pm
RE: Belief - by lilyannerose - December 5, 2010 at 5:26 pm
RE: Belief - by Ryft - December 5, 2010 at 10:23 pm

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