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....*strumming fingers on table*... *look of boredom*... Why do we always have folks come here and try to redefine the meanings of perfectly good words that already work quite nicely just the way they are? I think I'm gonna start my own dictionary and redefine words for MY own personal use. Example....
From now on, to ME the word "Elevator" means a person who may or may not know for certain whether or not they do or do not believe in waterfalls during periods of drought.
And, of course, "Waterfall" means rabid vampire pixies.
Oh, and if any of you close-minded assholes try to argue with me about it, I'm simply going to tell you words can mean whatever we want them to mean and that you cannot know for certain that those meanings mean anything in the first place. Because words are just arbitrarily ambiguous metaphoric idioms created by man to communicate abstract concepts so that we can better relay significant information about the reality between us. Therefore, as long as you know what I mean when I say what I know then the meanings of the words I use are totally irrelevant.
Just a heads up, I would answer "yes" to the fourth question.
@Cog
... *standing by with mop and bucket*....
Sheldon.
With respect, I cannot accept your assertion that a "No" in answer to the question "Do you believe that the statement 'There is no God ' is true?' is the definition of a theist. In the same way a "No" in answer to the question "Do you believe that the statement 'There is God' is true?" does not mean that the respondent is an atheist.
An Agnostic can withhold belief on both questions, which is why an Agnostic is not an Agnostic theist or and Agnostic atheist.
D.
@Dworkin: An Agnostic can withhold belief on both questions. STOP BEING A TARD ----AGNOSTICISM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BELIEF. HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO HEAR THIS BEFORE IT SINKS IN.
A -= Without Gnosis = Knowledge An agnostic has no KNOWLEDGE.
A = Without Theism = Belief in god or Gods. An atheist has no BELIEF.
Knowledge is a subcategory of BELIEF. To have Knowledge you must believe it is knowledge. Knowledge without belief is nothing. (Nothing I can think of.)
Belief without knowledge is Agnostic Theism.
Non-belief without knowledge is Agnostic Atheism.
Are you really that fucking dense or just Trolling?
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