On Tiberius's scale of belief I rank 7, Strong Gnostic Atheist.
My reasoning is like this:
I'm certain that god doesn't exist. Since I make that claim, I know that the burden of proof lies with me: I need to prove that god doesn't exist.
The first step in a proof is to define the premises. So the first thing I need to do is to define god. As soon as I try to do that I find it impossible to come up with a coherent definition. If it's impossible to define "god" coherently, then the concept must be incoherent. If the concept is incoherent, then it can't exist.
I have neglected to explain why I can't come up with a coherent definition because it gets long-winded, but I will attempt to do so if it helps.
What I'm interested in is why there are so many agnostic atheists.
I can see two possible reasons why my fellow atheists might not go so far as to claim certainty:
-There may be some error in my reasoning above; I'd welcome any suggestions as to where I went wrong.
-By making no claim to certainty one avoids the burden of proof
My reasoning is like this:
I'm certain that god doesn't exist. Since I make that claim, I know that the burden of proof lies with me: I need to prove that god doesn't exist.
The first step in a proof is to define the premises. So the first thing I need to do is to define god. As soon as I try to do that I find it impossible to come up with a coherent definition. If it's impossible to define "god" coherently, then the concept must be incoherent. If the concept is incoherent, then it can't exist.
I have neglected to explain why I can't come up with a coherent definition because it gets long-winded, but I will attempt to do so if it helps.
What I'm interested in is why there are so many agnostic atheists.
I can see two possible reasons why my fellow atheists might not go so far as to claim certainty:
-There may be some error in my reasoning above; I'd welcome any suggestions as to where I went wrong.
-By making no claim to certainty one avoids the burden of proof
"Books don't offer real escape but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw" - David Mitchell
