RE: Agnostic among Atheists
July 4, 2015 at 5:58 pm
(July 4, 2015 at 5:36 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: (July 4, 2015 at 5:31 pm)doomed Wrote: Thanks Alex. 
I think... Well, I dunno and I don't care. I don't hold any belief right now. I actually have the belief that most people have their own personal gods, but I can't say they're real or not, just that the person use them to comfort themselves.
I see... So there are agnostic atheists out there too. Do you think it's wrong for me to call myself agnostic atheist based on what I said about my beliefs? Why?
They're not so bad. I just came here and we're all trying to define what the words agnostic and atheist means. Thanks for the welcome, by the way.
Ok so you don't hold a belief regarding a god, you are by definition an atheist, and if you say you don't know for certain a god exists then you are an agnostic atheist.
Alright... Thanks.
(July 4, 2015 at 5:41 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: (July 4, 2015 at 5:31 pm)doomed Wrote: I see... So there are agnostic atheists out there too. Do you think it's wrong for me to call myself agnostic atheist based on what I said about my beliefs? Why?
Sure! If you believed in deities, but didn't claim to know for sure, you'd be an agnostic theist. Since you don't believe in them, but don't claim to have knowledge, that would make you an agnostic atheist.
No big, though; outside of the forum, I usually just refer to myself as a non-believer.
I preffer calling myself agnostic when I "come out" to other people to make things less shoking, I guess. It obviously doesn't work very well. lol
