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Atheists & Agnostics
In reply to the discussion: A or not A in regards to theism [View all]wysimdnwyg
(2,257 posts)40. Your definition of gnostic is a big part of my definition of the terms
Gnostic: Having knowledge of a proposition or concept.
Agnostic: Not having direct knowledge of a proposition or concept. (Not to be confused with having - or not having - an understanding of a theory on the particular subject.)
Theist: Belief in a higher power. There is a God.
Atheist: Belief in the absence of a higher power. There is no God.
In my understanding of the terms, we are ALL agnostic, as none of us have direct knowledge of the existence of a higher power. Those who profess to know are either misapplying the term or are charlatans.
(FWIW, I have openly referred to myself as an atheist for over 20 years. But Im smart enough to understand that I dont really KNOW.)
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I absolutely don't believe there is a "god". I don't care if others do or don't believe.
erronis
Apr 2024
#3
When I became an atheist at 14 years old, I was very gung-oh about it and considered myselt to be a Militant Atheist.
spike jones
Apr 2024
#8
That position describes the basis of philosophical skepticism since descartes.
Voltaire2
Apr 2024
#20
I am a non practicing Christian because I don't want to be associated with the evangelical type of Christianity
kimbutgar
Apr 2024
#26
The Christian religion is based on what many people came to believe two thousand years ago.
Midnight Writer
Apr 2024
#27
i think i am a brownist. raised liberal lutheran. i read about them in a 1871 encyclopedia brittanica.
pansypoo53219
Apr 2024
#35
It's like a light switch, which is either "on" or "off." There is no inbetween.
Red Raider 85
Aug 2024
#44