Depends on how you read it...
Depends on how you read it...
Then you are not an atheist, by definition...I’m an atheist and I do not believe or claim “God does not exist”.
Then you are not an atheist, by definition...
Here's my view on life: Live it to the best of one's ability doing the least amount of harm and the most amount of good that one can.
Fail. As an atheist I live my life as if this is my only chance to make a difference, to do something that matters, to make my mark on the universe for future generations to see. I certainly don't start every day thinking "there is no god".Depends on how you read it...
Depends on how you read it.
AnAtheist View On LIfe
I will live my life according to these beliefs (Factually Wrong)
god does not exist (Factually Wrong)
It is just foolish to think that there is a God with a cosmic plan (Factually Wrong)
Agreed. Agnostic would be a more accurate term for his beliefs.Then you are not an atheist, by definition...
Agreed. Agnostic would be a more accurate term for his beliefs.
Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.They aren’t mutually exclusive. One deals with beliefs. The other deals with claims of knowledge.
I’m an Agnostic Atheist.
And yes, there is a such thing as a Gnostic Atheist.
Agreed, no point in conversing with a dishonest person...Agreed. Agnostic would be a more accurate term for his beliefs.
You don't understand the word atheist.Then you are not an atheist, by dereproduction.
You don't understand the word atheist.Agreed. Agnostic would be a more accurate term for his beliefs.
Atheists believe or have faith that there is no god. Christians like myself believe in God. Agnostics admit they don't know one way or the other.Agreed, no point in conversing with a dishonest person...
Agnostics are technically atheists because they lack theistic beliefs.They aren’t mutually exclusive. One deals with beliefs. The other deals with claims of knowledge.
I’m an Agnostic Atheist.
And yes, there is a such thing as a Gnostic Atheist.
I gave you the dictionary definitions of both atheist and agnostic. Or do the dictionaries not understand?You don't understand the word atheist.
A + theist means a lack of theistic belief.
Just like a + sexual means a lack of a sexual means of reproduction.
Agnostic: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.
Atheist: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Not sure there is anything in between agnostic and atheist.
People mis use the words and the dictionary reflects common usage. Look at how the definition of "gay" has changed dramatically.I gave you the dictionary definitions of both atheist and agnostic. Or do the dictionaries not understand?
Agnostics are technically atheists because they lack theistic beliefs.