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Originally Posted by pseudonous  Vinterland,
You yourself seem to be a bit confused as to what an agnostic is. I recommend you read the post "Definition of an Agnostic"; Just the first post should clear things up.
A theist believes in god. An agnostic does not believe in god. Quote: |
Agnosticism deals with knowledge rather than belief.
| This is simply not true. Huxley coined the term when thinking about how to describe his position on the topic of religious beliefs. | Wrong, but try again. I know that is why Hunxley coined the term, but your failure to make the distinction between atheism and anti-theism leads to your profound misunderstanding of agnosticism. Quote:
Originally Posted by pseudonous Quote: |
What is the difference between an agnostic who does not believe in god and an atheist?
| If you define an atheist as someone who lacks a belief in god than an agnostic is an atheist. | No, that person is an agnostic-atheist. Quote: |
If you define atheist as someone who believes, "god does not exist" then the difference is that agnostics do not believe "god does not exist" while an atheist believes "god does not exist". Most self proclaimed atheists fall under this definition, which is why Huxley coined the term agnosticism.
| Yet another baseless assertion. Most atheists certainly do not deny the existence of God.
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And on we walked. Suddenly we heard a voice crying, "This is the sea. This is the deep sea. This is the vast and mighty sea." And when we reached the voice it was a man whose back was turned to the sea, and at his ear he held a shell, listening to its murmur.
And my soul said, "Let us pass on. He is the realist, who turns his back on the whole he cannot grasp, and busies himself with a fragment."
—Gibran Khalil Gibran, “The Greater Sea.” |