RE: apparently atheist agnostic is contradictory
May 1, 2013 at 7:12 pm
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2013 at 7:14 pm by Nine.)
(May 1, 2013 at 6:58 pm)missluckie26 Wrote: 5 people now friends or family say its impossible to be both. Still.
Their question: if you don't know if there isn't a god, how can you say you don't believe if you don't know?
You could explain it in terms of something else. Aliens for example. I believe there are probably some other living things outside of our own planet somewhere. But I can't know for sure yet. Its kind of in reverse but getting the religious to do thought experiments is even tougher if you use other gods or magical things as examples.
Stick dragons in I guess. I don't think dragons exist. But I can't be sure they aren't hiding in Merlins cave.
I never use the label agnostic just because I'm not sure of anything so it seems rather pointless. Plus you end up with the extra hassle.
Now I thought of loads! Quite fun thinking of them all to be honest.
I believe my shoe's are tied. But I don't know unless I look!
