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Mon Aug-18-08 01:08 AM
Response to Reply #100 |
| 101. Most agnostics are actually atheists... |
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Most agnostics are actually atheists if they apply the same standards to belief in God they apply to everything else.
As a cultural matter it is considered prideful to say there is no God, but similar levels of skepticism about other things are stated as simple negatives. "There is no car in my driveway."
Few people hedge similar statements, like saying "I do not believe the US government is run by Roswell crashed saucer aliens, but I am not prepared to say it isn't."
(When pressed, I am an agnostic as to whether there is a car in the driveway in that I am prepared to be proved wrong.)
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| -Do you believe in God? |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 10:15 PM |
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goddess |
peacebird |
Aug-16-08 10:17 PM |
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God wold not go near that bs . |
rwheeler31 |
Aug-16-08 10:18 PM |
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Yes and he has a TERRIBLE sense of humor. |
sharesunited |
Aug-16-08 10:19 PM |
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...and when I die, I expect to find him laughing.... |
phostur |
Aug-18-08 12:20 PM |
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I think the correct answer to that question... |
skids |
Aug-16-08 10:21 PM |
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I think that if you're asking that question... |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 10:27 PM |
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Not necessarily... |
skids |
Aug-16-08 10:31 PM |
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I suppose. |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 10:54 PM |
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choices 3 and 4 are the same. |
quantessd |
Aug-17-08 05:14 AM |
#57 |
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Does god really care whether we believe in him? |
bemildred |
Aug-16-08 10:22 PM |
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According to a great many believers, that is in fact the only thing He cares about |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 10:31 PM |
#9 |
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Is that called irony?? |
cliffordu |
Aug-16-08 10:45 PM |
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Probably ! |
Marrah_G |
Aug-16-08 11:33 PM |
#32 |
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I believe in smurfs n/t |
flamingdem |
Aug-16-08 10:22 PM |
#6 |
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Oh, I LOVE thiose things! .... |
Ghost in the Machine |
Aug-17-08 06:04 AM |
#63 |
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The Great Spirit, IS-ness, the very essence of Being .... |
TahitiNut |
Aug-16-08 10:29 PM |
#8 |
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Yes, I believe in God |
tammywammy |
Aug-16-08 10:32 PM |
#11 |
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You mean it's YOUR fault? |
TahitiNut |
Aug-16-08 11:14 PM |
#25 |
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The Jesus myth is recurring --- with different names, of course . . . |
defendandprotect |
Aug-16-08 11:29 PM |
#28 |
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Large parts of the Torah and the Jebus myth are lifted |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Aug-17-08 01:03 AM |
#48 |
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Right . . . and they were based on oral traditions --- |
defendandprotect |
Aug-17-08 01:19 AM |
#51 |
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Hey -- There was only one magical person in the history of Planet Earth |
Oregonian |
Aug-17-08 09:55 PM |
#83 |
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Wait a minute, you're saying they stole it?! |
pokerfan |
Aug-18-08 12:17 AM |
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agreed |
JVS |
Aug-17-08 12:25 AM |
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Yes. n/t |
OhioChick |
Aug-16-08 10:34 PM |
#12 |
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No. Hell no, For why, read Sam Harris' "The End of Faith." |
FKA MNChimpH8R |
Aug-16-08 10:42 PM |
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I love that "passage" |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 11:02 PM |
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I don't believe in the anthropomorphic conception of a "higher power." |
vixengrl |
Aug-16-08 10:42 PM |
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I believe in the Creator as the supreme being. |
Bobbieo |
Aug-16-08 10:48 PM |
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. . . . and who created the "Creator" . . . ??? |
defendandprotect |
Aug-16-08 11:30 PM |
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vixengrl... |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 11:17 PM |
#26 |
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Yes! That sums it up for me, in a nutshell! |
CLW |
Aug-17-08 11:10 PM |
#90 |
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I didn't accept a lot of things my parents told me, and they didn't consign me to... |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-16-08 10:46 PM |
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Nope. |
Mojambo |
Aug-16-08 10:47 PM |
#17 |
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No - Buddhist here |
mtf80123 |
Aug-16-08 11:00 PM |
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Yes. Absolutely. |
Tutonic |
Aug-16-08 11:01 PM |
#21 |
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Which one? |
Bill McBlueState |
Aug-16-08 11:02 PM |
#22 |
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Are any of them commonly referred to as (capital G) God? |
FatDave |
Aug-16-08 11:09 PM |
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You run into trouble when you conflate "Judeo" and "Christian" together in the first place |
Chovexani |
Aug-17-08 12:32 AM |
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Yes, but... |
derby378 |
Aug-16-08 11:20 PM |
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A Belief System is the end . . . not the beginning of all learning --- |
defendandprotect |
Aug-16-08 11:32 PM |
#30 |
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Ever watch DOGMA? |
derby378 |
Aug-17-08 08:49 AM |
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It's a movie, isn't it? --- |
defendandprotect |
Aug-17-08 01:28 PM |
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My karma ran over my dogma. |
roody |
Aug-17-08 10:04 PM |
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I believe in numerous Gods and Godesses |
Marrah_G |
Aug-16-08 11:32 PM |
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DU GrovelBot |
Aug-16-08 11:33 PM |
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"Man is the only animal to have found the One True GOD...several of them." Mark Twain |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Aug-16-08 11:33 PM |
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However . . . . spirituality -- even universal spirituality --- is another question . . . |
defendandprotect |
Aug-16-08 11:34 PM |
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So much controversy. Thank God I'm an atheist! |
Poiuyt |
Aug-16-08 11:44 PM |
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I believe in God, but I don't think God has anything to do with religion |
TexasObserver |
Aug-16-08 11:46 PM |
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I am agnostic. |
ccharles000 |
Aug-16-08 11:50 PM |
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We're born, we live, we pay taxes, and we die...it sucks... |
cynatnite |
Aug-16-08 11:56 PM |
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It depends on which God(s) we're talking about. |
Darth Lenore |
Aug-17-08 12:18 AM |
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Which one? |
Chovexani |
Aug-17-08 12:27 AM |
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It Might Be an Intriguing Idea |
SoDesuKa |
Aug-17-08 12:46 AM |
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Do you believe in Santa Clause? nt |
and-justice-for-all |
Aug-17-08 12:54 AM |
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or Mother Goose nt |
Skittles |
Aug-17-08 01:08 AM |
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I don't know whether or not there is a God, and I've never seen a reason given by anyone |
last_texas_dem |
Aug-17-08 12:54 AM |
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I believe in a higher power. I do not believe in religion. |
Joe Fields |
Aug-17-08 12:57 AM |
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god did not create man- man created god. a god wouldn't need men- but men need a god. |
QuestionAll |
Aug-17-08 01:09 AM |
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Which one? |
Hekate |
Aug-17-08 01:20 AM |
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Nope |
Pastiche423 |
Aug-17-08 01:44 AM |
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Do the ants on my lawn believe in George Bush? |
brazenlyliberal |
Aug-17-08 04:54 AM |
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no |
JI7 |
Aug-17-08 04:57 AM |
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There is a something, but a sentient, omniscient being? No. |
greyhound1966 |
Aug-17-08 04:57 AM |
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Can't answer until "God" is defined. |
uppityperson |
Aug-17-08 05:21 AM |
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Yes. |
H2O Man |
Aug-17-08 05:22 AM |
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The religious case against belief. |
Dover |
Aug-17-08 05:27 AM |
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Belief suggests separation...dualism. |
Dover |
Aug-17-08 05:42 AM |
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No. |
Bright Eyes |
Aug-17-08 06:02 AM |
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Honestly |
LatteLibertine |
Aug-17-08 06:07 AM |
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NO! Though I do believe in mental illness. |
asteroid2003QQ47 |
Aug-17-08 08:32 AM |
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No. |
arundhatiroyfan |
Aug-17-08 08:45 AM |
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Since reading... |
GTurck |
Aug-17-08 08:46 AM |
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Yup, I believe in God and Jesus is my savior |
workinclasszero |
Aug-17-08 09:47 AM |
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Er...you forgot the sarcasm emoticon. |
asteroid2003QQ47 |
Aug-17-08 05:02 PM |
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No sarcasm was intended friend |
workinclasszero |
Aug-18-08 12:01 AM |
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This no-holds-barred atheist welcomes your aid in the fight for justice. |
Zhade |
Aug-18-08 12:48 AM |
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Sadly, yes. |
asteroid2003QQ47 |
Aug-18-08 02:14 AM |
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Not in any form |
Dogtown |
Aug-17-08 10:31 AM |
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I'm sick and tired of humans blaming their foibles on an external source. |
pink-o |
Aug-17-08 01:48 PM |
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Interesting results. |
Terranist |
Aug-17-08 02:19 PM |
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“I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do." |
bemildred |
Aug-17-08 02:34 PM |
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I had to use that one to explain my lack of belief to my son. |
Zhade |
Aug-18-08 01:08 AM |
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Yes, the creator of the heavens and the Earth. |
harun |
Aug-17-08 02:37 PM |
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The whole thing has a grey answer from me |
Taverner |
Aug-17-08 02:40 PM |
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I believe in the same god as George Carlin |
XOKCowboy |
Aug-17-08 03:30 PM |
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There is no such thing as god to believe in |
skyounkin |
Aug-17-08 05:12 PM |
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I'm an unrepentant Atheist |
Odin2005 |
Aug-17-08 09:02 PM |
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Yes, and in a way that is similar enough to the Judeo-Christian tradition |
yardwork |
Aug-17-08 09:04 PM |
#81 |
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I voted yes |
mvd |
Aug-17-08 09:50 PM |
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Hell, no! |
roody |
Aug-17-08 10:13 PM |
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Yes I do, but on my terms... |
Hobarticus |
Aug-17-08 10:17 PM |
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No god, no devil, no heaven, no hell. |
Edweird |
Aug-17-08 10:36 PM |
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No |
Solly Mack |
Aug-17-08 10:52 PM |
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Yes, but not anything like theirs. |
donco6 |
Aug-17-08 10:58 PM |
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No - I'm an atheist, thus I have no religion or belief system. |
Zhade |
Aug-17-08 11:17 PM |
#91 |
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I guess I missed something big |
slackmaster |
Aug-17-08 11:35 PM |
#92 |
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The Shaman tells those that fear Death to listen to him |
Ikonoklast |
Aug-17-08 11:40 PM |
#93 |
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No, I personally don't. But this poll and its results pose some vexing questions |
RandomKoolzip |
Aug-18-08 12:45 AM |
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I try to hold the BELIEFS in contempt, not the people who hold them. |
Zhade |
Aug-18-08 12:50 AM |
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I have little use for any candidate who seems to actually believe in the supernatural |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Aug-18-08 12:51 AM |
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I don't believe in him, no. |
jaredh |
Aug-18-08 12:54 AM |
#100 |
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Most agnostics are actually atheists... |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Aug-18-08 01:08 AM |
#101 |
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That makes you an atheist. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in gods. |
Zhade |
Aug-18-08 01:11 AM |
#103 |
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Yes I do. |
emilyg |
Aug-18-08 01:27 AM |
#104 |
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Clapton? |
Progs Rock |
Aug-18-08 01:34 AM |
#105 |
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LOL |
FatDave |
Aug-18-08 12:09 PM |
#108 |
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It's all in the Definition |
yellowwood |
Aug-18-08 06:24 AM |
#107 |
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No. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Aug-18-08 12:10 PM |
#109 |
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I believe in the Great Mystery. n/t |
Blue_In_AK |
Aug-18-08 12:16 PM |
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Most important is |
Lifetimedem |
Aug-18-08 03:04 PM |
#112 |
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I'm often told that if I ask or respond to questions like these... |
LanternWaste |
Aug-18-08 03:11 PM |
#113 |
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