RE: Atheist Dogma
April 19, 2020 at 1:53 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Agnosticism concerns what one knows, not what one believes. Many atheists are agnostic, most, if you counted here. Most theists are agnostic too.
From the other end, most atheists and theists are unaware of the arguments (or even the existence) of a wide range of specific god claims, a great many of which are theistic claims. This does not make them agnostics about any of them.
If a person categorically rejects any god containing system - the contents of those claims are irrelevant.
If a person categorically accepts only one specific god claim - the contents of the others and the fact that they also contain gods are, likewise, irrelevant.
The only context in which agnosticism could be applied as you've used it, is when a person literally does not know what they themselves believe...not when they don't know what others believe.
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From the other end, most atheists and theists are unaware of the arguments (or even the existence) of a wide range of specific god claims, a great many of which are theistic claims. This does not make them agnostics about any of them.
If a person categorically rejects any god containing system - the contents of those claims are irrelevant.
If a person categorically accepts only one specific god claim - the contents of the others and the fact that they also contain gods are, likewise, irrelevant.
The only context in which agnosticism could be applied as you've used it, is when a person literally does not know what they themselves believe...not when they don't know what others believe.
ala
Do you believe in gods? I don't know whether I believe in gods.
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