(June 1, 2011 at 11:51 pm)tavarish Wrote: Saying one is "agnostic" rather than "atheist", when the two mean exactly the same thing is a cop out, often to avoid the negative connotations of atheism.
The OP's first argument is full of holes, and I think they should definitely refer to a dictionary before making a statement.
Sorry tavarish ( and others ) but the two don't mean the same thing.
An agnostic says it is not known if god exists.
An atheist disbelieves in god...period.
The atheist position is a stronger statement as to the improbability of god's existence.
I can't get the attraction for adding agnostic before atheist. How many times on this site do we explain the atheist position to the religious by stating atheism is no more than not believing in god?????
Would the site logo be better for changing the wording to " agostic atheist forums "? I think not.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
