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I have some questions for the posters here.
RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
(June 24, 2021 at 6:42 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(June 24, 2021 at 5:49 am)Frank Apisa Wrote: I live my life without a care about divine punishment, divine commands and divine intervention.

I do not "believe" any gods exist...just as I do not "believe" there are no gods.

That is all it takes to qualify for the atheist descriptor.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction...sh/atheist

""
atheist
noun [ C ]
 religion
uk
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/ us
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/
someone who does not believe in any God or gods


not believing in any God or gods, or relating to such beliefs

American Dictionary:
someone who believes that God does not exist
""


All these descriptions of "atheist" are valid and all you need is to fit in one of them for it to apply to you.


(June 24, 2021 at 5:49 am)Frank Apisa Wrote: AND I AM NOT AN ATHEIST.

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I do not care if I "qualify" to be an atheist or not. I AM NOT AN ATHEIST. 

An atheist is someone who uses the descriptor atheist. I do not...and I would not.

I do not "believe" any gods exist...and I do not "believe" there are no gods.

If a descriptor must be used for me, I guess "agnostic" would apply. But I think descriptors often do a poor job of describing a position, so I actually state my position. Once again, it is:

I do not know if any "gods"** exist or not;
I see no reason to suspect gods CANNOT EXIST...that the existence of gods is impossible;
I see no reason to suspect that gods MUST EXIST...that gods are needed to explain existence;
I do not see enough unambiguous evidence upon which to base a meaningful guess in either direction...

...so I don't.


**For the purposes of this discussion, when I use the word "god" I mean "The entity (or entities) responsible for the creation of what we humans call 'the physical universe'...IF THERE IS SUCH AN ENTITY."

(June 24, 2021 at 6:43 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: @Frank Apisa

If you are not an atheist then you are a THEIST. So, which god do you believe in?

If you suppose one MUST be either a theist or atheist...you are poorly informed.

I AM NOT AN ATHEIST...I ALSO AM NOT A THEIST.
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RE: I have some questions for the posters here. - by Frank Apisa - June 24, 2021 at 10:56 am

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