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To: GimpySadan

Atheism is not the denial of a SPECIFIC supreme being, its the denial of ANY sort of supreme being. Agnosticism is the denial of a specific supreme being. The two are not the same and are not interchangeable.


19 posted on 12/24/2008 8:50:54 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

What is someone called that just doesn’t know if there is a supreme being or not?


28 posted on 12/24/2008 9:06:46 AM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: HamiltonJay
Atheism is not the denial of a SPECIFIC supreme being, its the denial of ANY sort of supreme being. Agnosticism is the denial of a specific supreme being. The two are not the same and are not interchangeable.

There are actually two "flavors" of atheism. Strong atheism denies any sort of supreme beings as per your definition: "I know there isn't a God or Gods", whereas weak atheism is simply a lack of belief: "While I can't know that there isn't a God or Gods, I see no reason to believe that such a being(s) exists."

As for agnosticism, I think your definition is way off. The way you define it Christians would be agnostics, since they deny all sorts of specific supreme beings (Zeus, Odin, Krishna, etc.).

41 posted on 12/24/2008 9:25:43 AM PST by GL of Sector 2814
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