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Are you born agnostic or atheist?
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RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist?
It of course depends on what you mean by "agnostic" and what you mean by "atheist". A baby has no belief in God, since it does not have the mental capacity to hold beliefs yet. It is therefore as much an atheist as a rock. The same goes for being born agnostic, only I'd hold that agnosticism is a positive belief, whilst atheism is more of a lack or "passive" non-belief.

In simple terms, it is not possible for a baby to hold opinions on agnosticism, whilst it is possible for a baby to lack belief in a God.
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Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by MilesTailsPrower - June 27, 2011 at 5:56 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Minimalist - June 27, 2011 at 6:07 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by HeyItsZeus - June 27, 2011 at 9:23 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by fr0d0 - June 27, 2011 at 6:33 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Darth - June 27, 2011 at 7:26 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Violet - June 27, 2011 at 7:40 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by BethK - June 27, 2011 at 10:22 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Tiberius - June 27, 2011 at 9:30 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Gawdzilla - June 27, 2011 at 9:37 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by BethK - June 27, 2011 at 9:46 pm
RE: Are you born agnostic or atheist? - by Epimethean - June 27, 2011 at 10:05 pm

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