(November 1, 2010 at 10:45 pm)Ervin Wrote: 1)A person who believes in God I would label them a believer in GodErm, ok. But what actual label would you use? What specific word? You see, usually a person who is a "believer in God" is labelled a "theist". Would you agree with this, or do you think the word "theist" means something else?
Quote:2) a person that doesn't believe in God I would label as believer in no God theoryI didn't say they "believed in no God", I said they didn't believe in God. There is a big difference imo. One is a very active position of belief, whilst the other is simply a rejection of belief, without stating a specific belief in anything. To say that one must either believe in God, or believe in no God is a false dichotomy, given that there are various levels of belief you can ascribe to the question. So please, what specific label (as in, one word) would you use to describe a person who doesn't believe in God (not someone who "believes in no God").
Quote:3) I supose I would call someone who has no belief either way a agnostic or undecided. Undicided is when it seems like he/she are about to make a decision sometime soon or I supose just agnostic.Hmm, well already I can suggest you read up on agnosticism, since it has nothing to do with belief in God. Agnosticism is a position on knowledge, not belief. As such, an agnostic can believe in God, or not believe in God, as long as they make no claim to know that their belief is true.
I see that you have set your religious views to "deist agnostic", which contradicts what you say here. A deist has a belief in God, but you seem to think agnostic is a valid label for someone who has no belief either way. How are you using the word "agnostic" in your religious views?
