Supposedly there are atheists who are actually agnostic with respect to whether or not there can be a spiritual essence to reality.
In fact, according to this very website, even Strong Atheists (like myself) are supposed to be able to believe in "gods" if they so desire.
Here's a direct quote from the thread on "Important Information for Theists" from this very website forum:
Important Information for Theists thread Wrote:Agnostic (weak) atheist
This is the most typical kind of atheist. An agnostic atheist will admit that there is no way to prove or disprove the existence of a god but chooses not to believe. This is largely but not exclusively due to the lack of evidence.
Gnostic (strong) atheist
Strong atheism is a position that certain types of gods definitely do not exist. An atheist may be gnostic towards the non-existence of some types of gods yet an agnostic atheist towards other types of gods.
In fact, I haven't seen a definition yet that defines an atheists as someone who actually demands that no possible spiritual essence of reality can possibly be true, and/or that this has been ruled-out by scientific knowledge.
Yet at the very same time, this is precisely the stance that many so-called "atheists" are taking on this very forum.
Moreover, they are demanding that I'm a complete idiot and fraud for even suggesting that I have an open mind to a spiritual essence of reality.
Even thought I'm a Strong Atheist, and merely an Agnostic Spiritualist, they proclaim that I'm a complete idiot and fraud for even suggesting that we should keep an open mind.
They truly seem to believe that any possible spiritual essence to reality has been proved to be ruled out. That itself is utter nonsense, IMHO.
These people who claim to be 'atheists' and take this kind of stance, are not only being unrealistic and spreading lies about what is truly known, but they are also giving atheism a bad name at the same time.
They really aren't much different from hardcore Christian fundamentalist who preach that Jesus demands that everyone must buy into their personal bigoted views of Christianity.
These hardcore "Atheist" fundamentalists are basically preaching that any and all spiritual concepts have been positively ruled out.
That is actually an flat-out lie, and basically misrepresents "atheism". Especially if you go by the definitions given by this very website.
According to this website, an atheist is supposed to also be permitted to be agnostic with respect to a possible spiritual or mystical essence to reality, or even with respect to certain "gods" actually.
I read these "rules threads" specifically in detail before I joined. I wouldn't have even joined if they proclaimed an atheist to be someone who flatly denies any and all possible concepts of spirituality or mysticism.
So some of the so-called 'atheists' on these forums are trying hard to change what 'atheism' even means.
And they are totally rejecting agnosticsm altogether proclaiming instead that all concepts of a spiritual essence to reality have indeed been ruled out.
I say baloney. Those are outright lies and misrepresentations of even atheism.
Christian - A moron who believes that an all-benevolent God can simultaneously be a hateful jealous male-chauvinistic pig.
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!
Wiccan - The epitome of cerebral evolution having mastered the magical powers of the universe and is in eternal harmony with the mind of God.
Atheist - An ill-defined term that means something different to everyone who uses it.
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Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Clearly Jesus (a fictitious character or otherwise) will forgive people if they merely know not what they do
For the Bible Tells us so!
