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Are you Agnostic?
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RE: Are you Agnostic?
(June 23, 2010 at 5:39 pm)annatar Wrote: you cant prove god's non-existanceSmile

... atheists only can say "The existence of God is unlikely" and that means all atheists are agnostic..

That is why I always say that when attached to the word 'atheist', the word 'agnostic' is superfluous. It simply goes without saying. Now, if an atheist believed that he knew for certain there is no god, the word 'gnostic' would be required to differentiate him/her from the default atheism... which is agnostic.

The opposite is true for theists. A 'gnostic theist'. That describes almost ever 'religious person' in the world. They know, without a speck of doubt, that god exists. It's a given. Those who are willing to admit that they cannot know for sure... 'agnostic theists' are different than the default, so the word 'agnostic' is required for clarity.

^ My 2 Cents.
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Are you Agnostic? - by British_Atheist - June 23, 2010 at 7:15 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Edwardo Piet - June 23, 2010 at 7:29 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ace Otana - June 23, 2010 at 8:28 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Tiberius - June 23, 2010 at 8:29 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by mo3taz3nbar - June 23, 2010 at 8:30 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ace Otana - June 23, 2010 at 8:36 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by mo3taz3nbar - June 23, 2010 at 8:42 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Minimalist - June 23, 2010 at 5:47 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ace Otana - June 23, 2010 at 8:53 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by mo3taz3nbar - June 23, 2010 at 9:15 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ashendant - June 23, 2010 at 9:20 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ace Otana - June 23, 2010 at 9:29 am
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by mo3taz3nbar - June 23, 2010 at 7:02 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Ace Otana - June 23, 2010 at 7:34 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by annatar - June 23, 2010 at 5:39 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Paul the Human - June 23, 2010 at 5:53 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Scented Nectar - June 26, 2010 at 3:56 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Purple Rabbit - June 26, 2010 at 4:18 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Welsh cake - June 26, 2010 at 4:38 pm
RE: Are you Agnostic? - by Autumnlicious - June 26, 2010 at 5:41 pm

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