(September 30, 2013 at 2:20 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote:Dawkins seems to put agnosticism as the mid-point on his scale, but agnosticism is not the belief that the existence of god is a 50/50 thing. Agnosticism is simply a way of thinking about the nature of knowledge of gods. An agnostic may believe in God or may not believe in God, but would never go as far as to say "I know God exists". So, practically, an agnostic could be anywhere on the scale between 2 and 6 inclusive.(September 29, 2013 at 9:31 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Dawkins' scale confuses the meaning of agnosticism, so I reject it based on that reason.
I'd be interested to hear why.
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Poll: Where are you on the Dawkins scale? This poll is closed. |
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Strong theist. 100 per cent probability of God. | 1 | 3.45% | |
De facto theist. Very high probability but short of 100 per cent. | 2 | 6.90% | |
Leaning towards theism. Higher than 50 per cent but not very high. | 0 | 0% | |
Completely impartial. Exactly 50 per cent. | 0 | 0% | |
Leaning towards Agnosticism. Lower than 50 per cent but not very low. | 2 | 6.90% | |
De facto atheist. Very low probability, but short of zero. | 13 | 44.83% | |
Strong atheist. 100 per cent | 4 | 13.79% | |
I reject the Dawkins scale. | 7 | 24.14% | |
Total | 29 vote(s) | 100% |
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