(October 1, 2013 at 11:12 am)Tiberius Wrote:(September 30, 2013 at 2:20 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: I'd be interested to hear why.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.
How does this idea interact with the "But people can define themselves however they want, bro. Who are you to tell me what agnosticism means!" attitude?
Given the fabrication of new definitions for atheism, I honestly don't put stock in singular definitions anymore.