Logically speaking, I think the only tenable position is that of the Agnostic Atheist; for reasons already expanded on in this thread. God most probably does not exist, but by nature of the proposition cannot be proven to not exist.
However, I feel the use of the word "Agnostic" in this context lends too much credibility to the extremely improbable possibility that God does exist.
The word "agnostic" comes first and even has more letters than the word "atheist", suggesting that it is important. But to me, the "knowing that one cannot know" is self-evident, it is hardly worth spelling out.
Even worse, putting doubt (agnostic) before denial of existence (atheist) seems to suggest that one seriously entertains the idea that God might indeed exist. For me, that is not the case. I am as certain as I can be that he does not, but logic forces me to concede there are limits to my knowledge.
When asked, I will therefore say I am an Atheist - even though that is not strictly true - in the same way that I would state my age rounded down to whole years without adding the number of days, hours and seconds I have been alive.
I guess that makes me a six pretending to be a seven.
However, I feel the use of the word "Agnostic" in this context lends too much credibility to the extremely improbable possibility that God does exist.
The word "agnostic" comes first and even has more letters than the word "atheist", suggesting that it is important. But to me, the "knowing that one cannot know" is self-evident, it is hardly worth spelling out.
Even worse, putting doubt (agnostic) before denial of existence (atheist) seems to suggest that one seriously entertains the idea that God might indeed exist. For me, that is not the case. I am as certain as I can be that he does not, but logic forces me to concede there are limits to my knowledge.
When asked, I will therefore say I am an Atheist - even though that is not strictly true - in the same way that I would state my age rounded down to whole years without adding the number of days, hours and seconds I have been alive.
I guess that makes me a six pretending to be a seven.
