RE: Hi, my name is "withheld" and I am an atheist
October 7, 2015 at 10:41 am
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2015 at 10:42 am by robvalue.)
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I agree "weak atheist" isn't the greatest sounding phrase. It could do with a makeover. I like to use those terms because you can be a strong atheist without being a gnostic atheist (although some people use those interchangeably). You can claim belief that there is no God without having to also claim knowledge of it. So I think "strong atheist" in this way is a more accurate representation of the more confident sceptic atheists who are happy putting God in the same box as Perfume Pixies and Spritual Karma Energy.
Maybe just spelling it all out is better, especially when dealing with people who are unfamiliar with the jargon anyway. It's just a shortcut term really.


I agree "weak atheist" isn't the greatest sounding phrase. It could do with a makeover. I like to use those terms because you can be a strong atheist without being a gnostic atheist (although some people use those interchangeably). You can claim belief that there is no God without having to also claim knowledge of it. So I think "strong atheist" in this way is a more accurate representation of the more confident sceptic atheists who are happy putting God in the same box as Perfume Pixies and Spritual Karma Energy.
Maybe just spelling it all out is better, especially when dealing with people who are unfamiliar with the jargon anyway. It's just a shortcut term really.
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