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I will continue to clear this up wherever I go…
Agnostic does NOT mean unsure or unconvinced on the existence of god. It means “not knowing”. This may look like the same thing, but let me explain:
There are four possible positions one can hold on the subject of the existence of a god or gods.
1. Gnostic Theist – knows and believes god exists.
2. Agnostic Theist – does not know god exists, but believes that it/they/he/whatever does.
3. Agnostic Atheist – does not know “for certainz” god doesn’t exist, does not accept the claim that god exists… (this is not the same as asserting that god doesn’t exist, see 4).
4. Gnostic Atheist – knows that god doesn’t exist, and believes it doesn’t. (AKA hard atheist or anti-theist)
If you call yourself an agnostic in the colloquial sense; “I don’t know whether or not god exists” you are by default an Atheist, if that is indeed a summary of your position.
Anyone who is not convinced of the existence of god, or does not hold a belief that god exists, is an atheist, gnostic or agnostic.
I understand that their is a layman’s usage of the word agnostic, but typically what they are saying (as I did when I identified as an agnostic) is that they are unsure = unconvinced = does not actually believe = atheist.
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One reply on “20 MORE KICKASS FACTS WITH KICKASS SOURCES – ENTERTAIN YOUR BRAIN”
I will continue to clear this up wherever I go…
Agnostic does NOT mean unsure or unconvinced on the existence of god. It means “not knowing”. This may look like the same thing, but let me explain:
There are four possible positions one can hold on the subject of the existence of a god or gods.
1. Gnostic Theist – knows and believes god exists.
2. Agnostic Theist – does not know god exists, but believes that it/they/he/whatever does.
3. Agnostic Atheist – does not know “for certainz” god doesn’t exist, does not accept the claim that god exists… (this is not the same as asserting that god doesn’t exist, see 4).
4. Gnostic Atheist – knows that god doesn’t exist, and believes it doesn’t. (AKA hard atheist or anti-theist)
If you call yourself an agnostic in the colloquial sense; “I don’t know whether or not god exists” you are by default an Atheist, if that is indeed a summary of your position.
Anyone who is not convinced of the existence of god, or does not hold a belief that god exists, is an atheist, gnostic or agnostic.
I understand that their is a layman’s usage of the word agnostic, but typically what they are saying (as I did when I identified as an agnostic) is that they are unsure = unconvinced = does not actually believe = atheist.