• aeternum@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    thinking is hard for me, but I’m antitheist. Not atheist. Antitheist. Where do i fit in?

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      1 year ago

      atheist is probably fine.

      if you wanna be anal about it:
      atheist - there is no god
      agnostic - i don’t know if there is a god and i don’t care

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        Atheists don’t claim that there are no gods. It’s is impossible to prove the non-existence of something, so if you make such a claim, you get into belief territory. Most atheists are agnostic atheists, i.e. I’ll be happy to believe in your gods once you present evidence for their existence.

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        Fwiw, the “a-” prefix (see also “an-”, eg, “anhydrous”) can be described as “without”, “lack of”, or “not”.

        Work out the definition for “theist” and go from there.

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        1 year ago

        right but anti theists OPPOSE gods. which would lead one to presume that they might believe they exist.

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          Antitheists oppose theist thinking. The term is usually used by people who identify as actively opposed to religion rather than just nonbelievers.

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            well if that’s the case, I may very well be an antitheist. being raised as a Christian these terms really aren’t familiar to me. I’ve just called myself agnostic and gone on my way.

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          Antitheists oppose religion, not gods. I’m an atheist because there’s no reason to believe that anything supernatural exists, and I’m an antitheist because I think belief without evidence is inherently harmful.

        • aeternum@kbin.social
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          1 year ago

          I don’t really know what i believe. I’m probably more agnostic than anything. If there is a god, it’s a cunt.

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            I think it was Carl Sagan that said they’re answers to two different questions:

            Is there a God? I don’t know. Agnostic.

            Do you believe there’s a God? No. Atheist.

            Thus he chose “Agnostic Atheist,” equal emphasis on both.

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            I’m definitely agnostic. if there is a god, we have no way of knowing, and I’m not going to waste my energy on it.