Just out of curiosity, how would you all define atheism versus agnosticism? I'm just curious as to how the majority of people define it, because I encounter so many definitions on a daily basis. I consider myself both because I do not know that there is a god (key: I do not know that there is a god, not if there is a god; agnostic to me = "without knowledge") and I do not believe that there is a god (atheism to me = "without belief in god"). I'm more than willing to state that I do not believe there is a god, but I am not willing to state that I do believe there is no god. Some have told me that means I'm not an atheist, but I consider myself as much of an atheist/agnostic about god as I am about dragons, elves, and leprechauns. In other words, I do know what I believe, I do not believe in god, but I cannot say that I DO believe conclusively that god does not exist (although I strongly suspect that he, she or it does not). Anyhow, I'm just looking for thoughts on whether this makes me an atheist or an agnostic. Thanks!
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Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by EscapingDelusion - August 27, 2012 at 4:59 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by Tobie - August 27, 2012 at 5:03 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by pocaracas - August 27, 2012 at 5:18 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by EscapingDelusion - August 27, 2012 at 5:22 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by padraic - August 27, 2012 at 8:27 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by Cato - August 27, 2012 at 9:18 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by EscapingDelusion - August 28, 2012 at 12:53 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by pocaracas - August 28, 2012 at 1:08 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by EscapingDelusion - August 28, 2012 at 1:11 pm
RE: Atheism vs. Agnosticism - by pocaracas - August 28, 2012 at 2:25 pm
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