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[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

No they don't and agnosticism isn't an upgrade, it's just sitting on the fence.

Most athiests are agnostic to some degree and vice versa.

The burden of proof lies with the person making the extraordinary claim.

[-] doctordevice@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Agnostic atheist: Doesn't believe in any gods, claims the existence or nonexistence of gods is fundamentally unknowable

Gnostic atheist: Doesn't believe in any gods, claims to know no gods exist

Agnostic theist: Believes in god(s), claims the existence or nonexistence of gods is fundamentally unknowable

Gnostic theist: Believes in god(s), claims to know that those god(s) exist

I think all four types of people exist in decent numbers, but personally I, as an agnostic atheist, think either version of agnosticism is the only logically sound position. Gnosticism just feels disingenuous to me. Unfortunately I get the feeling that Christianity in the US is slipping further and further towards gnostic theism, and with that comes very dogmatic and oppressive rhetoric and actions.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As an atheist who would fully accept the existence of a deity if any form of rigorous proof was provided, these boxes are dumb.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not really dumb and not really so different from how you describe yourself.

I identify as an agnostic atheist. I don’t think it is possible to prove a deity exists, but I’m fully open to the prospect of being wrong and as with anything else in science, should new evidence/data somehow come along and prove that there is some kind of deity/creator/what have you, I would look at it and potentially change my mind.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I don’t think it is possible to prove a deity exists, but I’m fully open to the prospect of being wrong.

Sounds like straight up atheism to me...

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

It’s agnostic atheism. I don’t believe one exists, but I also admit I don’t know for sure.

[-] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If there is a range of theories about the world say 1 billion different statements and 10 had a very good chance of being true, 100 a reasonable chance and 999,999,890 had a mathematically insignificant of being true say the same probability as my butt-hole being the living embodiment of the universe's creator, Santa being real, or the Easter bunny being the representative of Satan on earth it would be awfully silly if we talked about a tiny segment of those 999,999,890 as if they might be real only because they are particularly popular.

I don't describe myself as agnostic towards divine buttholism or Santa I say reasonably that they aren't true because that is how we describe things without meaningful probability of being true. Similarly there is no reasonable probability in my understanding of the universe having a creator so I confidently describe myself as an atheist.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's just a bit of a pointless distinction. No atheist could claim they know for sure.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Eh disagree but whatevs.

[-] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Gnostic atheism is only unsound if you insist we make absolute statements like 2 != 1 instead of speaking in absolutes as shorthand for probabilities that tend towards insignificance which is literally how people think and communicate outside of math. Attempts to approach philosophy like math are generally nonsense because our understand is far too underdeveloped for that to be anything but cargo cult antics.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

I disagree with the person you are replying to using the word "upgrade", but also with your characterization of agnosticism as "just sitting on the fence". It's a coherent belief in its own right, not simply a refusal to choose between other options.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Now that you mention it, I'm not entirely convinced it is a fully coherent belief in its own right, more of a lack of wanting to enter the debate or a subcategory of atheism.

Shall we try it with unicorns? Unicorn believer says they saw a unicorn.

Atheist viewpoint would say something along the lines of "To persuade me they exist I'd need to see one in the flesh or at the very least a full anatomical breakdown of how their magical properties work with corroboration from other unicorn enthusiasts."

The agnostic standpoint is what exactly? "We can't know whether unicorns exist or not so there's no point discussing it."?

[-] beetus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As someone who leans agnostic, I would say this is a strawman argument. Unicorns and religions/gods are not related.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How does one "lean" agnostic?

It's not a strawman argument, I'll let you pick any imaginary creature you please.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago

I would say "there's no point in arguing about it if neither of you can prove your position. If it is unprovable then I don't care if unicorns exist or not. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. It doesn't affect me. I won't waste mental bandwidth thinking about it or discussing it further."

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Mind if I take some of your income to fund my unicorn sanctuary instead of improving tangible public services?

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 10 months ago

You're already taking some to find out if japanese quail become more promiscuous under the influence of cocaine, this wouldn't be too different tbh.

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