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I'm answering the question " What IS an atheist ? " for http://www.asktheatheist.com.

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  • @stlrsnk Umm... I have. Thats why I'm an atheist.

  • @MaRi3lA100 I can say the same about Santa Claus.

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  • @AShurnas But thats why believing in a god or multiple gods is inevitable.

    We want to believe...that theres more than this.

    Religion is inevitable. Guaranteed entertainment

  • @niinja2

    If we are going to judge people's beliefs by how they behave, I'm afraid there wouldn't be very many christians left. Behavior has no role in this discussion anyway though.

    As I've said before, the a/gnostic and a/theist dichotomies are not mutually exclusive.

    An "agnostic" may be an atheist or a theist and an "atheist" be may agnostic or gnostic.

  • @FromMuToYou

    this is how i see it

    atheist ( what you call strong atheist , and most atheist are in this group because they behave this way)

    theist

    agnostic (people who are uncertain either way)

  • @niinja2

    There are two dichotomies we are discussing here.

    Atheism/theism and agnosticism/gnosticism.

    Never of these dichotomies are mutually exclusive, meaning you can potentially be in four different groups:

    Agnostic atheist (Weak atheist, the grand majority of atheists fall here)

    Gnostic atheist (Strong atheist, most theists tend to think "atheism" mean this)

    Agnostic theist (weak theist, abbreviated "agnostic")

    Gnostic theist (strong theist, the grand majority of theists fall here)

  • so gnostic theist or gnostic atheist is a person who does what?

    knows there is a god? Based on his strong inner conviction?

    knows there is no god? Based on ... his strong conviction?

    Is the word agnostic just a word that you append to theist or atheist?

    what about people who call themselfs agnostic then?

    why cant you just say your an agnostic if your not sure and atheist if your sure there is no god...

  • I only believe in God and Santa Clause not anything else because why should it be neccessary? Right now I just wanna have the time of my life then deal with that stuff ( not that its crap or anything ) but seriously!

  • Life must be pretty bleak if someone is an atheist... I mean there is nothing to look forward to after you die so you struggle to live on in one direction or another, then for what? Nothing happens after we die? We just don't exist anymore? What happens after we die? Is there purpose in life?

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