Originally posted by Bardock42
Yes, agnostics say there is no evidence for god or there can never be...then they can still go ahead and believe there to be a god or not...And that'S what weak atheists do, they see that there is no evidence (so they already acknowledge that god can't be know) but then they reason that because of this lack of evidence God doesn't exist.
That is an agnostic view, just that they believe it to be a sure sign that God doesn't exist....
Okay, you state the differences, and then go on to say they're the same again.
Agnostics believe that there might be a god. Atheists believe there is not a god nor can one exist.
Using the lack of evidence in favor of the existence of a god to believe that there IS no god is NOT an agnostic view.
I feel like a broken record.
Originally posted by Lana
Okay, you state the differences, and then go on to say they're the same again.Agnostics believe that there might be a god. Atheists believe there is not a god nor can one exist.
Using the lack of evidence in favor of the existence of a god to believe that there IS no god is NOT an agnostic view.
I feel like a broken record.
No, I don't say they are the same....I say that to be one of them (a "weak atheist"....that sounds funny...) you also need to be the other (an agnostic) ...I understand that they are not equal....and with your definition that makes sense, but Adams definition doesn't....
Originally posted by Mindship
Does God exist?Agnostic: I don't know.
Weak Atheist: I don't think so.
Strong Atheist: No
Actually a "Weak Atheist" would say just "No".
It's better put like this:
Weak Atheist: No. Or, I don't think so just because it can't be. No particular reason.
Strong Atheist: No, because the facts are....etc, etc.