Agnostic Theists?

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In regards to the question "does a God exist"?



Someone who thinks they actually have a two way conversation with God I'd imagine is a Gnostic Theist.

Note Gnostic Atheist is not the same as Strong Atheist. Strong Atheist is (I think) someone who believes the reverse statement "No God exists", but isn't Gnostic about this statement.


Another thing people have a really hard time getting around is you can disbelieve both statements regarding the existence of something.

E.g. You can disbelieve both the statement "A God exists" and "No God exists" in the same way if rolling a dice you disbelieve both the statement "I will roll a 6" and "I will not roll a 6".

Someone who disbelieves both statements "A God exists" and "No God exists" is an Atheist by this definition, though sometimes they do describe themselves as just an Agnostic.

Not sure I agree with this:

Theist - someone who believes there is a God.
Atheist - someone who does not believe there is a God.
Agnostic - holds neither opinion - usually on the basis of insufficient evidence either way.

Whilst either the theist or the atheist may be 100% certain of their belief it isn't actually required:

I believe there is a God, but I may be wrong - still theist.
I do not believe there is a God but I may be wrong - still atheist.

IMHO and all that.