(January 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Agnostic and atheist are not mutally exclusive. There is a whole spectrum of agnosticism. For example, On Dawkins' spectrum of Temporary Agnosticism in Practice (TAP) I am a 6 - a De Facto atheist. I am about as agnostic about God as I am about the FSM.
Using Dawkins scale yeah, I would be a 6 but I don't really accept Dawkin's rationale on this one, I think it' is a simple binary concept ... you either believe there is a god (or gods) or you don't. You (not you specifically) can philosophise about it all you like but ultimately it's a black & whiter issue and, to be brutally honest, I see all the classification in between as largely bending over backwards not to offend (particularly theist) sensibilities indeed much the same as I see NOMA.
Kyu
