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wandering soul
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 Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:41 am Post subject: Strong Atheist or Weak Atheist? |
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A strong atheist is defined as someone who actively denies the existence of a god or gods: There is no god.
A weak atheist merely lacks belief in any god or gods without actively denying a god's existence.
I don't like the terms associated with a weak atheist: weak, negative, passive. But I don't know any other terms for it.
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baddogma
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I am as certain that there are no god/s as I am certain that I DO exist. Can I absolutely state god/s do not exist? No. But I see zero evidence to support god/s claims. So I am an Agnostic Atheist, I have no knowledge or belief.
I am absolutely certain the god of the bible does not exist.
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Moloth
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I am as certain about a deity not existing as i am about a square circle existing.
They are both logical impossibilities.
heh.. baddogma and I have the same thoughts!
| Quote: | I am as certain that there are no god/s as I am certain that I DO exist. Can I absolutely state god/s do not exist? No. But I see zero evidence to support god/s claims. So I am an Agnostic Atheist, I have no knowledge or belief.
I am absolutely certain the god of the bible does not exist. |
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wandering soul
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Though I consider myself a weak atheist or agnostic atheist (having no knowledge of any gods and therefore not believing in any), I am no less certain than a strong atheist. I simply state my views in a way that is consistent with my knowledge.
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baddogma
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| Quote: | | heh.. baddogma and I have the same thoughts! |
I'm naked in your thoughts too?!?  
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| baddogma wrote: | | Quote: | | heh.. baddogma and I have the same thoughts! |
I'm naked in your thoughts too?!? |
sonofa! 
there's nothing scarier than a guy dressed in camo who's wielding a gun and making homo-erotic comments to you...
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| Quote: | sonofa!
there's nothing scarier than a guy dressed in camo who's wielding a gun and making homo-erotic comments to you.. |
But you made me dress that way before the....you know!........  
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goddammit! Where's Stickhorse to take this bullet??
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I chose "Weak" just because I don't know 100%. I do know that the gods that mankind has thought of are false, though. Give me a god and I'll tell you why it's a logical impossibility. However, I would change my mind given any evidence of a deity at all.
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Moloth
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| Mr_C wrote: | | I chose "Weak" just because I don't know 100%. I do know that the gods that mankind has thought of are false, though. Give me a god and I'll tell you why it's a logical impossibility. However, I would change my mind given any evidence of a deity at all. |
just ANY evidence AT ALL?
not overwhelming or even compelling amounts of evidence?
which god would you change your mind about? Shiva? Ur? Odin?
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| Moloth wrote: | | goddammit! Where's Stickhorse to take this bullet?? |
OH FUCK..I think we left him hog tied with a ball gag in the trunk last October......I wondered what that smell was....
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| baddogma wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | | goddammit! Where's Stickhorse to take this bullet?? |
OH FUCK..I think we left him hog tied with a ball gag in the trunk last October......I wondered what that smell was.... |
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| baddogma wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | | goddammit! Where's Stickhorse to take this bullet?? |
OH FUCK..I think we left him hog tied with a ball gag in the trunk last October......I wondered what that smell was.... |
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| Moloth wrote: | | Mr_C wrote: | | I chose "Weak" just because I don't know 100%. I do know that the gods that mankind has thought of are false, though. Give me a god and I'll tell you why it's a logical impossibility. However, I would change my mind given any evidence of a deity at all. |
just ANY evidence AT ALL?
not overwhelming or even compelling amounts of evidence?
which god would you change your mind about? Shiva? Ur? Odin? |
The existence of a deity is a spectacular claim, requiring spectacular evidence. C'mon dude, you know me better than that.  |
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Moloth
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| Mr_C wrote: | | Moloth wrote: | | Mr_C wrote: | | I chose "Weak" just because I don't know 100%. I do know that the gods that mankind has thought of are false, though. Give me a god and I'll tell you why it's a logical impossibility. However, I would change my mind given any evidence of a deity at all. |
just ANY evidence AT ALL?
not overwhelming or even compelling amounts of evidence?
which god would you change your mind about? Shiva? Ur? Odin? |
The existence of a deity is a spectacular claim, requiring spectacular evidence. C'mon dude, you know me better than that. |
I DO... but i just wanted others to see it. 
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