RE: Atheist Dogma
April 19, 2020 at 7:15 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2020 at 7:22 pm by Mr.wizard.)
(April 19, 2020 at 7:06 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(April 19, 2020 at 6:57 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: No, an agnostic theist is someone who believes there is a god but acknowledges that the existence of god is unknown or unknowable.
OK, that's fine.
Quote: What god's nature is or what god is, is a separate question all together.
Well, knowing about God's nature would probably include whether it exists or not, but OK. You're talking merely about existence.
Quote:You are trying to make Agnosticism synonymous with Atheism, if that were the case then having an agnostic theist would not be possible, because that person would be saying they believe and don't believe in a god at the same time.
Please stop telling me that I'm a liar, that I'm trying to do something, etc. I don't know how we can talk about these things if you're doing your mind-reading act.
I am not trying to do anything, other than to say that some people use the word "agnostic" to mean that they don't know, haven't made up their mind, aren't committed. You apparently only want it to be used to mean that the existence of God is unknowable. If you want to use it that way, cool. You can't make everybody obey you, however.
In the sense you're using the words, agnostic atheism is possible.
In the sense other people use the words, an agnostic hasn't made up his mind.
Maybe the world would be a better place if everyone used language the way you do. Prof. Lunaphiles seems to think the world would be better if we used it the way he does. Oh well.
Wow you just aren't going to get this, sure lets everybody just use whatever words in whatever way they want, I'm sure that will clear things right up, after all this thread is a shinning example of that.