(October 4, 2014 at 4:07 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: Disbelief till proven IS a neutral position. If I claim my shoe is a living breathing shoe-monster which can create living dinosaurs, would you say you believe it when I failed to prove any evidence of me even having a shoe? Agnosticism is essentially being "not sure", "not believing" is the actual scientifically neutral position till the claim gets any form of proof worth considering.
If you claimed that about your shoe, then ofcourse I wouldn't believe it until you provided some evidence. But I would not KNOW that I was right, I would BELIEVE it. I would not KNOW i was right until you prove to me that your shoe isnt that which is proving a negative----something you cant do. However, I would be taking a stance without proof so it wouldnt be a neutral position. Only "not sure" is a neutral position.
