(June 21, 2018 at 11:28 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:(June 21, 2018 at 11:17 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I think that is the case for either theism or atheism when they are making claims. I was just poking fun at the "lack of belief" tactic of running away from claims. It's just a matter, that if you are asserting something as true, then it is reasonable for another to ask why.
Accurately stating my position is not a tactic, though it may seem so to someone who finds my position inconvenient for their tactical purposes.
I don't disagree. You may be agnostic in some areas, and more hard atheists in another. The above only applies if you are making claims, and then fall back to equivocate about the meaning of the word atheist to not have to support those claims. I'm not saying anything specific about you, and if you do not think it applies to you; then I'm glad

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