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Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by illusion2: 11:02pm On Aug 02, 2009
I have a feeling a lot of people here may be mixing up the 2.

Agnosticism : Having certain beliefs(including but not limited to the existence of God) ,but generally not identifying with organised religion

Atheism :Rejection of theism of any form,to these God does not exist.

So can all the 'atheists' on NL confirm where they lie,so we can take it from there?
Re: Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by Naira3(f): 11:48pm On Aug 02, 2009
Agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive so people can be both.

Agnosticism has to do with "knowledge of" rather than "belief"
Re: Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by illusion2: 9:08am On Aug 03, 2009
Naira.:

Agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive so people can be both.

Agnosticism has to do with "knowledge of" rather than "belief"
not so. Agnostics acknowledge the existence of some spiritual realm/being,while atheists absolutely do not.
Re: Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by Naira3(f): 4:21pm On Aug 03, 2009
illusion2:

not so. Agnostics acknowledge the existence of some spiritual realm/being,while atheists absolutely do not.

Agnosticism means without knowledge. The pure view of agnosticism states that the existence of deities, spiritual beings etc is unknown or unknowable. It is separate from belief and they are not mutually exclusive, hence why there are agnostic theists and agnostic atheists.
Re: Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by bawomolo(m): 5:48pm On Aug 03, 2009
illusion2:

not so. Agnostics acknowledge the existence of some spiritual realm/being,while atheists absolutely do not.

anyone who acknowledges the existence of some spiritual realm/being is a deist and not an agnostics.

agnostics claim to know nothing about the existence of extra terrestrial life. your typical doubting Thomases .

there's a very thin line between agnostics and atheists.
Re: Are You Agnostic Or Atheist ? by illusion2: 10:33am On Aug 04, 2009
bawomolo:

anyone who acknowledges the existence of some spiritual realm/being is a deist and not an agnostics.

agnostics claim to know nothing about the existence of extra terrestrial life. your typical doubting Thomases .

there's a very thin line between agnostics and atheists.
Agnostics do not deny some spiritual power exists ,while atheists flatly deny it. Dats the difference.

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