

Because theists are not allowed to preach in some forums & their claims are not accepted without proof & their arrogant assumptions about atheists are refuted & there are more atheists than theists, theists feel they are not treated right.
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That's one of several reasons why I prefer to identify as an agnostic.
Atheists eat babies?
I find it is only spot on with regard situations when the chicken deliberately bastes themself with barbecue sauce before standing next to a firepit and making as much noise as they can. Unfortunately that is too often the case.The second graphic is spot-on. It kind of illustrates the point I just made.
Because theists are not allowed to preach in some forums & their claims are not accepted without proof & their arrogant assumptions about atheists are refuted & there are more atheists than theists, theists feel they are not treated right.
BTW - name three religions that practiced ritual human sacrifice.
Name three religions that practiced ritual animal sacrifice.
Name one atheist who practiced any kind of ritual sacrifice.
^^^Atheists eat babies? (Babies are tasty, though. Especially barbecued.)
If the first graphic is meant to suggest that atheists have no human sensitivity or compassion, I'll agree that they're often overly aggressive and willfully stupid (as they ironically boast of being the intellectually superior ones).
That's one of several reasons why I prefer to identify as an agnostic.
The second graphic is spot-on. It kind of illustrates the point I just made.
I find it is only spot on with regard situations when the chicken deliberately bastes themself with barbecue sauce before standing next to a firepit and making as much noise as they can. Unfortunately that is too often the case.![]()
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Agnostic = without knowledge. Atheist = without belief. No significant difference. We cannot know anything without believing it & we cannot believe anything without knowing it or at least, believing we know it. Everyone, who is not a theist, is an atheist.Apparently, agnostics can be atheists or theists.
Agnosticism is about knowledge.
Atheism is about belief.
It's a mess.
I think it's best to be clear.
There are no gods.
How can I be sure?
Faith.
On boards like this one, if anyone expresses any religious idea whatsoever, that idea will be furiously attacked from all directions by people who oftentimes don't even understand what they are attacking or why they are attacking it.
I beg to differ.Agnostic = without knowledge. Atheist = without belief. No significant difference. We cannot know anything without believing it & we cannot believe anything without knowing it or at least, believing we know it. Everyone, who is not a theist, is an atheist.
Anyone who claims to believe something they do not know is being silly, at best.
^^^I beg to differ.
One can believe without knowing.
One can believe that their team will win the league, but they do not know that they will.
Similarly one can believe that God exists while accepting that God's existence is ultimately unknowable.
The agnostic theist is the epitome of someone operating out of faith.
It is actually the inevitable outcome of those willing to take Pascal's wager, in the absence of any other information.
A non-zero chance at infinite benefit = bet worth taking (so some might say).
I do agree that most agnostics would identify as atheist rather than theist, for the reason you suggest, and I would also think that most atheists who give it a reasonable thought would consider themselves ultimately agnostic.
But from experience many theists are actually agnostic, although they perhaps don't realise it themselves, and I don't see it necessarily as being silly.
The agnostic is someone who justifies their atheism in a particular way when challenged. If there aren't any theists around demanding that atheists account to them for their lack of belief, an agnostic is just an atheist.The agnostic theist is the epitome of someone operating out of faith.