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DeadJerusalem · 09-23-2006, 02:08 AM

I dont think the 2 are mutually exclusive.

As Richard Carrier says in the documentary The God Who Wasn't There (or maybe it was in the bonus footage on the DVD) "I'm an atheist BECAUSE i'm an agnostic"

If i was on a jury of a murder trial and all the evidence pointed the suspect being guilty i would say "yes, i believe he's guilty". But i also know that without access to a time machine there is no way for me to be 100% certain. If you're going to answer "i dont know" to every question that you can't be 100% certain of then that's going to be your answer for everything.

In the same way I see tons upon tons of evidence that there is no god. But yes there is a chance i'm wrong. HOWEVER i think that chance is something like 0. (then a googolplex of 0's)1. Meaning, so small as to not be worth mentioning.

I find the word "agnostic" to be rather meaningless. EVERYONE is agnostic. Hindus are agnostic towards the Judeo-Christian god, and vice versa. We just happen to be agnostic towards all of them.

09-23-2006, 02:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
DeadJerusalem Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 6	I dont think the 2 are mutually exclusive. As Richard Carrier says in the documentary The God Who Wasn't There (or maybe it was in the bonus footage on the DVD) "I'm an atheist BECAUSE i'm an agnostic" If i was on a jury of a murder trial and all the evidence pointed the suspect being guilty i would say "yes, i believe he's guilty". But i also know that without access to a time machine there is no way for me to be 100% certain. If you're going to answer "i dont know" to every question that you can't be 100% certain of then that's going to be your answer for everything. In the same way I see tons upon tons of evidence that there is no god. But yes there is a chance i'm wrong. HOWEVER i think that chance is something like 0. (then a googolplex of 0's)1. Meaning, so small as to not be worth mentioning. I find the word "agnostic" to be rather meaningless. EVERYONE is agnostic. Hindus are agnostic towards the Judeo-Christian god, and vice versa. We just happen to be agnostic towards all of them. Last edited by DeadJerusalem : 09-23-2006 at 02:11 AM.