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I admit, strictly speaking, to lumping weak atheists into the agnostic category, but appreciate the finer distinction of how open their mind might be to the possibility of a supreme being.

Yes, many people do conflate those two categories - which I'm not crazy about, but at least it's better than conflating the strong/weak atheist categories which seems to happen way too often, particularly on threads like these. I think there is a significant difference between agnostics and weak atheists though - one has definitely made a choice as to what he believes while one has made the decision to never make that choice. I understnad that for a lot of true believers in God, this isn't a meaningful difference, but for us, the chasm is huge.

I can appreciate the gap. Truly.

I have absolutely no issue with weak atheists and with agnostics. None. Doubt exists - perfect. I have doubt too. Without it, I'd either be certifiable, or a prophet. Either one is bad. Prophets have hard jobs.

Strong atheists tend to be more militant, and more activists, while at the same time maintaining this surety that is not logically supportable. I wouldn't have an issue with strong atheists either if they weren't trying to undermine the some of the stronger traditions upon which the US was founded.

I am fascinated by agnostics, when you can get them to talk about it.