(December 22, 2015 at 11:42 pm)Delicate Wrote:(December 22, 2015 at 8:47 am)paulpablo Wrote: Who is the broader world of intellectual inquiry?
The fact is that I reject a belief in god because I see no evidence of God. Definition of atheism = disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
I don't know anything about God, I don't know he doesn't exist or that he does exist, I know nothing about him apart from heresay which I don't believe in. Definition of an agnostic = a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
https://atheistforums.org/thread-9794-po...#pid211908
Your explanation goes back to my previous dilemma: People can see no evidence of God because they have competently examined the evidence and found it lacking, or they are simply incompetent and incapable of seeing the evidence.
Which are you?
Even if someone is incompetent and incapable or competent and capable of seeing evidence it makes no difference to the definitions of atheism or being agnostic.
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Impersonation is treason.
