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Sun Jul-10-11 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #39 |
| 41. Where's the certainty? |
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"In a broad sense ... in a narrower sense.... most inclusively... "
Whew. I too believe (or take "the position") there are no deities, but I am not 100% certain.
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| -Atheists are 100% Certain There is No God - What Dictionary? |
progree |
Jul-09-11 10:46 PM |
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if there is a god you don't even know about, |
provis99 |
Jul-09-11 10:56 PM |
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Its not just religious people that have hung atheism with the 100% certainty thing |
progree |
Jul-09-11 11:13 PM |
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I am 100% certain that there is no god. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Jul-10-11 01:06 AM |
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Look ... It is a fallacious argument |
Trajan |
Jul-10-11 01:45 AM |
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Huh? I think I agree - atheists can believe with 100% certainty, or 80% certainty, or 60%, or.... |
progree |
Jul-10-11 02:25 AM |
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Most atheists I am aware of simply say they don't believe in god. |
ZombieHorde |
Jul-09-11 10:57 PM |
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Agnostic Here - I Have No Proof Or Dis-Proof That A "God" Exists |
cantbeserious |
Jul-09-11 10:59 PM |
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Atheists don't claim to have any proof either |
progree |
Jul-09-11 11:16 PM |
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No Answer - Atheist's Seem More Convinced That A "God" Does Not Exist |
cantbeserious |
Jul-09-11 11:20 PM |
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Seem, seem, seem. nt |
progree |
Jul-09-11 11:29 PM |
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Listen and read what atheists say before you assume what they are convinced of. |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 12:56 AM |
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The Same Argument I Use As An Agnostic - I Don't Know Since I See No Proof |
cantbeserious |
Jul-10-11 05:55 AM |
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substitute know with belief and you are an atheist... |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 09:03 AM |
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Fine - I Am Not Interested In Semantics - Peace |
cantbeserious |
Jul-10-11 09:14 PM |
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I'm an atheist. I'm not convinced |
dmallind |
Jul-10-11 10:21 AM |
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so what's your feeling on unicorns and leprauchauns? |
provis99 |
Jul-10-11 07:44 PM |
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First, most dictionary entries are written by believers |
Warpy |
Jul-09-11 11:01 PM |
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Agnostic isn't a softer version of atheist. |
ezgoingrl |
Jul-09-11 11:06 PM |
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Which is my problem with using the agnostic label - it can mean just about anything (and nothing) |
progree |
Jul-09-11 11:59 PM |
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I don't know how the two ever got split |
AmericaIsGreat |
Jul-09-11 11:06 PM |
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I think they got split by |
skepticscott |
Jul-10-11 09:46 AM |
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i'm having difficulty believing this. n/t |
habitual |
Jul-09-11 11:09 PM |
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There's gotta be something more interesting to discuss than definitions |
struggle4progress |
Jul-09-11 11:10 PM |
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But isn't the defintion what the discussion is really all about - define God? |
cleanhippie |
Jul-10-11 12:27 AM |
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There is no God? Well, there is almost certainally no diety in the sky |
OffWithTheirHeads |
Jul-09-11 11:10 PM |
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That's consistent with my definitional understanding. It's also why I'm an agnostic. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-09-11 11:52 PM |
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YOUR definitional understanding? *NO* dictionary say atheists are certain |
progree |
Jul-10-11 12:03 AM |
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From Wiki |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-10-11 10:41 AM |
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Where's the certainty? |
progree |
Jul-10-11 11:03 AM |
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Agnosticism is really its own thing, aside from religion. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Jul-10-11 12:02 AM |
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"Disbelief" IS a statement of certainty - negative certainty. |
saras |
Jul-10-11 12:49 AM |
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Oh it is not. |
progree |
Jul-10-11 01:04 AM |
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"Extraording proof needed for extraordinary claims" this coming from a guy who called himself... |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 01:07 AM |
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There is no certainty about it |
Trajan |
Jul-10-11 01:49 AM |
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Some people require certainty, and don't understand why others don't. |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 03:40 AM |
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Bullshit - look up "disbelief" while you are at it. nt |
dmallind |
Jul-10-11 10:25 AM |
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Laugh in their face ... |
Trajan |
Jul-10-11 01:48 AM |
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You can't tell people how they feel |
rrneck |
Jul-10-11 02:16 AM |
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I'm complaining about the misinformation, not how anyone feels or what to call myself |
progree |
Jul-10-11 02:39 AM |
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I'm an atheist right now. |
rrneck |
Jul-10-11 09:58 AM |
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Isn't it a bit presumptious to claim everyone has faith? |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 10:19 AM |
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Well, |
rrneck |
Jul-10-11 10:54 AM |
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I don't use faith in that way, trust and hope are better words to convey such sentiments. n/t |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 12:37 PM |
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Of course not, but you can tell them when they are wrong about something... |
Humanist_Activist |
Jul-10-11 03:35 AM |
#30 |
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