I'm sick of people arguing abt these definitions. Just say what you mean by both & we can go from there.https://twitter.com/Black_Kettle/status/905719423713112064 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Words have meanings. Atheism: I don't believe there is a god. Agnostic: I doubt there is a god. Both can change with evidence.
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Replying to @mana_sean
No. Atheism describes a lack of belief and agnosticism a lack of knowledge. Therefore most atheists are agnostic atheists coz no-one knows.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I don't believe = lack of belief. I doubt= to be uncertain about.
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Replying to @mana_sean
But knowledge & certainty are not the same thing. We can be very certain of things that aren't true. Agnosticism doesn't imply doubt.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @mana_sean
Philosophically, agnosticism means thinking the existence of God is unknowable. Agnostics may have personal beliefs either way.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @mana_sean
In common parlance, agnostic is used to mean 'I'm undecided on the issue' & then philosophical agnostics jump on them.
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And this is why I am sick of discussing the terms. Just say what you mean. Me: I cannot know God does not exist but I don't believe it does.
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