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Proper term for someone who actively believes there is no god?
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RE: Proper term for someone who actively believes there is no god?
October 24, 2011 at 12:53 pm
(October 24, 2011 at 7:33 am)edk141 Wrote: But disbelief isn't necessarily actively believing there is no god. It can also mean not believing there is one. I don't think those are equivalent.
Yes I understand that to be what most atheists say. I was challenging that.

(October 24, 2011 at 7:33 am)edk141 Wrote: Yes, a theist could be someone who doesn't believe god doesn't exist, if that makes sense... but I think most theists are gnostic theists, whereas most atheists (that I know) aren't.
I don't know any gnostic Xtians. I think that would be unbiblical. Xtians are urged to be sure of their commitments, but none that I know of have faith 'greater than a mustard seed'.
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RE: Proper term for someone who actively believes there is no god? - by fr0d0 - October 24, 2011 at 12:53 pm

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