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Why choose to say 'godless' and not say 'i don't know'?

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Why choose to say 'godless' and not say 'i don't know'?
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RE: Why choose to say 'godless' and not say 'i don't know'?
April 18, 2010 at 10:13 am
(April 18, 2010 at 9:28 am)savethedreams Wrote: Why deny? Anything is possible?
Well here we have an issue with semantics. The standard definition of atheists is "one who does not believe in Gods" or "one who disbelieves in Gods". Only a few dictionaries (and right-wing Christian sites) define it as an actual "denial" of the existence of God. I believe they do this so as to make God a default position, and "denial" have negative connotations.

So I don't deny the existence of God, I simply don't believe there is any evidence or reasoning that confirms it. In answer to your initial subject question, I do say "I don't know" (with my agnosticism), but I say I'm "godless" because I live my life without any Gods as far as I am aware.
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RE: Why choose to say 'godless' and not say 'i don't know'? - by Tiberius - April 18, 2010 at 10:13 am

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