RE: Atheist or really Agnostic
September 30, 2013 at 10:43 pm
(This post was last modified: September 30, 2013 at 10:43 pm by Whateverist.)
So what did we learn today?
That atheism fits agnostics and gnostics, just as theism does.
That no one is obliged to believe in a faery unless they can shoulder the burden of proof that none such exists.
That those who believe in the "one true god" invariably do so for reasons which amount to "I just decided to do that - and then wonder of wonder... you know the rest".
That beliefs based on the bible are still looking for reasons to support such trust.
Did I miss anything else of consequence?
I believe in no gods not because I can make the case they do not exist. Rather, I believe in no gods for two reasons. First, because they are too poorly defined to search for or to recognize even if you had one in the palm of your hand. And second, because there are too many fictitious or fanciful claims made by all sorts of folks, ranging from the deranged to the misinformed, to justify spending time researching each and every one. My first reason amounts to "WTF are we even talking about" and my second reason is that I just don't care, life is too short to waste on silly stuff.
That atheism fits agnostics and gnostics, just as theism does.
That no one is obliged to believe in a faery unless they can shoulder the burden of proof that none such exists.
That those who believe in the "one true god" invariably do so for reasons which amount to "I just decided to do that - and then wonder of wonder... you know the rest".
That beliefs based on the bible are still looking for reasons to support such trust.
Did I miss anything else of consequence?
I believe in no gods not because I can make the case they do not exist. Rather, I believe in no gods for two reasons. First, because they are too poorly defined to search for or to recognize even if you had one in the palm of your hand. And second, because there are too many fictitious or fanciful claims made by all sorts of folks, ranging from the deranged to the misinformed, to justify spending time researching each and every one. My first reason amounts to "WTF are we even talking about" and my second reason is that I just don't care, life is too short to waste on silly stuff.
