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> arguments both for an against the existence of God. Arguments are one thing, evidence is something else. > believe there is no God That isn't what atheism
by derleth 15y ago
> arguments both for an against the existence of God.
Arguments are one thing, evidence is something else.
> believe there is no God
That isn't what atheism is, or at least that isn't what most English-speaking people who describe themselves as atheist mean by it. Western atheists think the existence of any deities is unproven; it is not supported by the evidence.
- Fargren 15y agoThat isn't what atheism is, or at least that isn't what most English-speaking people who describe themselves as atheist mean by it. Western atheists think the existence of any deities is unproven; it is not supported by the evidence. That's not atheism, that's agnosticism.
- derleth 15y agoAgnosticism is a faith claim: It's claiming that we can never know anything about a deity. I'm an atheist. I say the existence of a deity is both unproven and highly unlikely given the current evidence.
- burgerbrain 15y agoPonder the following: I'm agnostic in the same way I'm 'agnostic' about the existence of unicorns.