RE: In regard to the rational person's choice
April 26, 2015 at 6:54 pm
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2015 at 6:56 pm by SteelCurtain.)
Welcome!
You make sense, and you've hit the nail on the head.
Most atheists do not claim knowledge. There is a difference between saying "I don't believe in a god(s)" and "I believe there are no gods." The former is what most atheists say, and the latter is claiming knowledge.
Here is a chart, for clarity:
Most of us claim to be agnostic atheists.
Rob will be along shortly to tell you about his blog.
You make sense, and you've hit the nail on the head.
Most atheists do not claim knowledge. There is a difference between saying "I don't believe in a god(s)" and "I believe there are no gods." The former is what most atheists say, and the latter is claiming knowledge.
Here is a chart, for clarity:
Most of us claim to be agnostic atheists.
Rob will be along shortly to tell you about his blog.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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