Atheists & Agnostics

TwilightZone

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18. I'm an apatheist.

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 09:22 PM

Nov 9

I'm indifferent to whether or not a god or gods exist or don't exist.

To take it a little further, I don't care if there's a god or not, and religion doesn't impact my life in any way (unless I have to attend a wedding/funeral/etc., then I don't have much choice - I'm still indifferent to the religious aspects as long as they're not overt), but I also don't really care if anyone else believes there is, as long as they don't try to force those opinions on me or others, and those opinions do not impact the lives of others.

Some people need to believe in something, for various reasons, which is fine as long as that's as far as it goes. Of course, that's almost never how far it goes.

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Are you atheist or agnostic? Why not be both? [View all] 4th Nov 9 OP

Democratic Secular Humanist, here. multigraincracker Nov 9 #1

I have no control over the cards I'm dealt. multigraincracker Nov 9 #4

Humans above Gods? 4th Nov 9 #10

I put animals above humans defacto7 Nov 9 #11

I know it is all a bunch of nonsense Skittles Nov 9 #2

Twelve. The number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin. Less if they're cherubs. If you say.... MMBeilis Nov 9 #3

I dont have to say that's wrong. I have to just say "prove it". Eko Nov 9 #13

I'd like to give evolution another billion years and see whatever might exist at that point dgauss Nov 9 #5

I want to beleive but how can I beleive in doc03 Nov 9 #6

I've decided to start calling myself an absurdist. Borogove Nov 9 #7

What's the term for.... viva la Nov 9 #8

An apathist? sorcrow Nov 10 #21

That's great viva la Nov 10 #22

I think the term is agnostic atheist anyway. defacto7 Nov 9 #9

This follows my understanding of the terms wysimdnwyg Nov 9 #12

Atheist is really the absence of belief in deities Eko Nov 9 #14

But, but, but, someone ate my goshdarned cookies last year and spilled the milk too... wcmagumba Nov 9 #15

They were good cookies Eko Nov 9 #16

Spot-on. That's why I consider myself agnostic Martin Eden Nov 9 #17

I'm an apatheist. TwilightZone Nov 9 #18

Gnostic means knowledge Buzz cook Nov 9 #19

Swear there ain't no Heaven. Pray there ain't no Hell. czarjak Nov 10 #20

Matter and energy... GiqueCee Nov 10 #23