(August 8, 2013 at 4:12 pm)Locke Wrote: So I think I understand the necessity for the extra categories, I just want to clarify and make sure I've got it right (I want to have an active understanding of it):
Gnostic Theists - Believe in God and have knowledge (or claim to have knowledge) to back it up
Agnostic Theists - Believe in God without any knowledge of God
Gnostic Agnostics - Believe God cannot be proven, and have knowledge (or claim to have knowledge) to back it up
Agnostic Agnostics - Just have no idea
Gnostic Atheists - Believe God does not exist, and have knowledge (or claim to have knowledge) to back it up
Agnostic Atheists - Believe God does not exist, without any knowledge of God
I'm not used to considering your two middle categories but a gnostic agnostic is coherent. That would be someone who is convinced that knowledge is not possible .. in this case as regards gods.
An agnostic agnostic is also comprehensible as someone who states that they personally haven't any knowledge of gods without claiming to know if anyone else could have that knowledge.
Interesting. Thanks for the new idea.