RE: What the devil is a "gnostic atheist"?
October 7, 2012 at 12:28 pm
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Doubting_Thomas.)
Thanks for the education, we all learn something new every day. With a bit of googling I can find plenty of recent usage but not sure when the term was coined*, and so far haven't found people like Hitchens or Dawkins having used it.
I wish people didn't use it but that's not a battle I can win.
a) it's a real shame many atheists do not appear to be aware of Gnosticism as in the "gnostic church", and the confusion this term term brings
b) it's a real shame modern atheists start adopting antiquated / overly academic terminology. I like to think atheists have the advantage in intellectual debate but lets not disappear up our collective arses
c) what's wrong with just using "Atheist"?
*Looks like maybe Freethinker is to blame
I wish people didn't use it but that's not a battle I can win.
a) it's a real shame many atheists do not appear to be aware of Gnosticism as in the "gnostic church", and the confusion this term term brings
b) it's a real shame modern atheists start adopting antiquated / overly academic terminology. I like to think atheists have the advantage in intellectual debate but lets not disappear up our collective arses
c) what's wrong with just using "Atheist"?
*Looks like maybe Freethinker is to blame
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:26-29
