There are some that would say that most agnostics are atheists
in that they do not believe in god (which is true for me as an agnostic)
but
a theist could say they do not disbelieve in god (which is also true for me as an agnostic)
I have had endless semantic debates on this one. But I think there are logical beliefs we end up holding because of an agnostic approach to handling evidence.
so semantically speaking the little word "not" and it's position can play havoc with understanding.
To clarify .... to disbelieve could mean ... not to believe or to believe not. I use it in the latter sense.
similarly "not to believe" is different from "to believe not"
In this sense disbelief is as much a belief but to the contrary.
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