• delirium@kbin.social
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      right but anti theists OPPOSE gods. which would lead one to presume that they might believe they exist.

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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.

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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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        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.