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No I'm belittling the entire concept of agnosticism as though it's meaningfully distinct from atheism. Either you dilute the definition of God so much as to be
by XorNot 5y ago
No I'm belittling the entire concept of agnosticism as though it's meaningfully distinct from atheism.
Either you dilute the definition of God so much as to be meaningless (and thus you are an atheist who "well actually's" every conversation since you clearly make a number of claims about what God isn't) or you implicitly are being quite religious about which God you believe is the only option (in which case Pascal's wager does in fact apply very strongly to you).
Which is to say your ongoing position in this thread that "sciencism" is a real belief structure speaks to the fact that what you claim to believe is completely inconsistent to start with: you've just hunted around for a middle ground which you felt existed for the company you keep.
- teakettle42 5y agoAgnosticism means I get to say “I literally don’t care” to your entire argument, and that’s why it’s superior to your brand of atheism. I have zero interest in arguing about or considering god, or gods, and the existence or non-existence thereof, until such time as you can propose and carry out a repeatable experiment that demonstrates some observable fact within this realm of inquiry. That’s all “agnostic” means to me: leave me out of your pointless arguments; they’re not science.