Is 'Strong' atheism weak?
October 6, 2008 at 10:39 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2008 at 10:46 am by Edwardo Piet.)
I used to be what you would call a 'strong' atheist; because I believed 100% there was no God...because I disliked the idea and I also thought it was stupid....
However I never looked for evidence of my belief and evenutally because of this I became an agnostic and then a believer....
Now however I know of evidence against God...the evidence that there is such a lack of evidence and the idea of God is so complex and absurd he's extremely improbable....
I don't think this lack of evidence for God and the unlikelyhood of his existence will ever be shaken in me....I feel I am much stronger than when I was a Gnostic 'strong' atheist.
Now I am very CLOSE to a Gnostic 'strong' atheist....but I am still agnostic because my beliefs are now based on evidence rather than hating God or simply 'thinking the idea is stupid'.
I am now a slightly agnostic De-Facto atheist leaning towards gnostic 'strong' atheism; BUT I will probably never get there and I never WANT to get there because ruling out possibilites is very unscientific.
Someone who 'knows' 100% there is no God...is in fact denying possibilites and therefore denying evidence (or lack of evidence) atleast somewhat...IMO
However I never looked for evidence of my belief and evenutally because of this I became an agnostic and then a believer....
Now however I know of evidence against God...the evidence that there is such a lack of evidence and the idea of God is so complex and absurd he's extremely improbable....
I don't think this lack of evidence for God and the unlikelyhood of his existence will ever be shaken in me....I feel I am much stronger than when I was a Gnostic 'strong' atheist.
Now I am very CLOSE to a Gnostic 'strong' atheist....but I am still agnostic because my beliefs are now based on evidence rather than hating God or simply 'thinking the idea is stupid'.
I am now a slightly agnostic De-Facto atheist leaning towards gnostic 'strong' atheism; BUT I will probably never get there and I never WANT to get there because ruling out possibilites is very unscientific.
Someone who 'knows' 100% there is no God...is in fact denying possibilites and therefore denying evidence (or lack of evidence) atleast somewhat...IMO
