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Strong/Gnostic Atheism and Weak/Agnostic Atheism
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RE: Strong/Gnostic Atheism and Weak/Agnostic Atheism
August 22, 2014 at 10:18 am
(August 22, 2014 at 5:22 am)FreeTony Wrote: A major problem is that people think that by making a statement "I do not believe X exists", they think that automatically think that means they believe the statement "I believe X does not exist". This is why people describe themselves as pure Agnostics.

I agree of course, but for all practical purposes it is a distinction without a difference: no god either way.
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RE: Strong/Gnostic Atheism and Weak/Agnostic Atheism - by Cato - August 22, 2014 at 10:18 am

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