Why are you agnostic? If you're not agnostic then why are you only a theist or an atheist?
I'm an agnostic atheist. I have no knowledge any god exist, and believe in zero gods. Theist have failed to prove there is a god.
I don't think that theists have to prove there is a god in order to believe, but I agree there is no compelling evidence to back up their beliefs. The best they can come up with is "You can't look at a sunset and not believe in God." My reply is "Yes I can, since science explains the sunset."
Evidence, there's none. If that changes I'll reconsider.
It's funny how religious fundamentalists always refuse to provide such evidence. It's almost as if their god doesn't exist!
@anglophone I know... funny that.
I smell a troll.
Right? coz they don't have anywhere else to hang lol. They are jealous of our ability to reason and think for ourselves I guess.
This creep never replies to my direct questions so like you I feel "s/he/it" hides what sex is wanted hides real reason why so many insulting questions are posted ...... 3 times I have demanded capital a respect for Atheists & Agnostics..... IT'S against our community standards to post here nothing but personal questions....that's not sharing our stories that's a stranger interrogating us in the same breath with believers ....
"Fee-fi-fo-fum!"
I'm an Atheist because,
A) Sheeple, just like Sheep HAVE to be in a Flock and have a Human to guide them otherwise they ARE totally useless and eventually will die from their own inherited stupidity,
B) It is better to die on my feet than spend my life on my knees as a slave to religion,
C) it takes courage to stand alone and be counted as being FREE than it does to hide amongst thousands and never speak your mind.
I really want to be a theist, but then I see how these theists behave...
Although I must say that atheists and agnostics behave not much better...
Basing your beliefs or lack thereof on the behaviors of others is, IMO, illogical at best and bizarre at least.
@Leelu
Actually I was quoting Ghandi.... who said he would consider Christianity as an option, however the behaviour of Christians are such that he would not want to be part of it.
Obviously no one actually base their believes on others behaviours. The point is that people on “both” sides of the equation are very poor examples of practicing what they preach.
@DangerDave
I am an agnostic atheist.
Although I really dislike the whole labelling thing as I am both “conservative” and “liberal”, good and bad, libertarian and want a strong (but small) government, pro-life and pro-abortion (depending on the circumstances).. etc etc...
I spent my childhood with a bunch of racist, ignorant, hateful "christians". Then I escaped and began to develop my own mind. Problem solved.
I don't think there are any gods. There's substantial evidence to suggest all gods we know of on this planet are nothing more than people making up stories. The only question I have is what created the universe. I doubt a god but I can't rule that out 100% yet. I can rule out him interacting with us in any tangible way.
I am atheist about the God of the Bible and the God of the Torah, this for the simple reason that they cannot exist. I regard all other gods as being unevidenced.
For your information, I have a long history of coming down hard on all questions that are poorly thought out.
I'm an atheist because I've yet to be presented with credible, verifiable evidence that ANY gods have ever existed in reality.
If that ever changes, I'll rethink my position.
Until such time as that may occur, I'm perfectly content with total non-belief.
I refuse to live my life according to how any fictional characters think I should. Or their deluded followers.
Why do people ask such silly ass questions that have an obvious answer?
Because I don't know if there's a God or not. I don't believe there is but there's no proof for existence or non-existence. I'm more inclined for the second one though I don't take it as a fact.
I did a great deal of research on religion, and discovered that it is a scam based on mythology. Having no reason to believe that gods are real, I am living the life of an atheist. However, I keep an open mind, and sometimes I even say something like, "God, if you exist, please let me know. Give me some evidence. If you don't exist, I'm just talking to nothing." So far, I have had no response at all to such "prayers." This shows me, though, that I am partially agnostic, and not 100% atheist.
When people ask for signs, it always makes me think of this scene from Steve Martin's The Man with two Brains!
Because they are words that describe my views as an agnostic atheist?
Because I don’t believe in untested hypotheses in other areas of my life, but am continually learning.
What about you?
I identify as agnostic because it addresses my knowledge of the existence of a deity, of which I have none.
I identify as atheist because it addresses my belief in the existence of a deity, of which I again have none.
And so, the absence of both knowledge and belief regarding a deity comfortably coexist in my philosophical mindset, which I most readily identify as nullifidian: A person having no faith or religious belief.
I'm agnostic atheist because I don't believe that anyone can really know that which can not be known, only believed in. A god can only be believed in because it's not real, otherwise it wouldn't be a god. There have been many old mythologies over the millenia and they have gotten replaced with new mythologies (which are called religions when they are current) and there will likely be a new one in the coming centuries. Hopefully the new one will be based in science and won't include any god/s. Therefore I will remain an agnostic atheist.
Because, though it’s a logical impossibility to prove god doesn’t exist.
The theist have to prove that god is real.
@xenoview no they don’t. The burden of proof is on the atheists.
@Gatovicolo
The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. Theist claim there is a god, so they have to prove it.
@xenoview and atheists claim gif doesn’t exist.
@Gatovicolo
I don't make a claim god doesn't exist. I believe in zero gods.
@xenoview logically equivalent.
@Gatovicolo
How have I made a claim?
@xenoview I don't make a claim god doesn't exist. I believe in zero gods.
@Gatovicolo
Do you believe in any gods? Do you claim there is no god?
@xenoview that’s the whole point. It’s a non-sensical position. You can neither prove or disprove the existence of god. I just don’t know and I don’t think I ever could.
@Gatovicolo
As an agnostic atheist, I have no knowledge that a god exist, and I believe in zero gods. I don't know if there is a god.
@xenoview as an agnostic I merely acknowledge the fact that it’s not possible to know anything outside of human understanding, experience or knowledge. If there is something outside of that, then fine. I doubt I’ll ever understand that or anyone else will.