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Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist?
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RE: Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist?
May 19, 2016 at 8:00 pm
(May 19, 2016 at 6:58 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: What is agnosticism, exactly?'
How is it different from non-orthodox atheism?

What the hell is non-orthodox atheism? Or orthodox atheism, for that matter?

Theism is the belief in a god. 

A-theism is not believing in a god. 

The "A" prefix is a negation. As in, Asymmetry - Without symmetry.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist? - by Simon Moon - May 19, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist? - by KUSA - May 20, 2016 at 10:38 am
Can you persuade me from Agnostic to Atheist? - by KUSA - May 20, 2016 at 10:42 am

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