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Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW
Gnosticism refers to a state of knowledge.
So you have 4 types of people:
Agnostic Atheist:
I lack belief in a theistic god, however I do not know that one does not exist.
Gnostic Atheist:
I lack belief in a theistic god and I know that one does not exist.
Agnostic Theist:
I believe in a theistic god, however I do not have knowledge that this god exists.
Gnostic Theist:
I believe in a theistic god, and I have knowledge that this god exists.
There is no such thing as just being an agnostic. Usually when someone says they are "agnostic" they mean that they are an agnostic atheist.
I guess I used the word posit wrong, sorry about that. I just sort of meant 'I claim'.
Also, I thought I'd add...A good post by carve, if you're interested.
http://e90post.com/forums/showpost.p...&postcount=148 |
This is not entirely accurate. I am an agnostic. To add the fifth case, it goes something like this:
Agnostic:
Belief, or lack thereof, is not relevant to the truth value of the of the binary question of the existence of a deity. Said question cannot be answered within the constraints of logic and reason, therefore I will not concern myself with the question.
In other words, I have no lack of belief to speak of, nor do I believe in a deity. If you ask me if there is a god, I'll tell you that I don't know.