Comment on (Religious) What would i be labeled?

• DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sorry but it really is. Basic language (a)theism is the antithesis to theism, meaning non-belief. Otherwise, that’s what we have “agnostic” for. Like I said, correct yourself before someone who’s got more of a clue.

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  • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Theism is belief in a god, atheism is a lack of belief. Atheism is not necessarily a belief that god does not exist. Gnostic is about knowledge and not belief, which is why you can have an agnostic theist. Agnostic is not a middle ground between theism and atheism, there is no middle ground. I can correct you, but I can’t make you understand it.

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    • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And I can’t beat knowledge into the unreceptive, ignorant and assumptive, so I guess we’re at an impasse.

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      • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, I’m on one side, with dictionaries, etymology, and the majority of atheists, and you’re on the other side. I would agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.

        Google:

        noun: atheism. disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.

        Gnostic - adjective. relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge.

        Me:

        Theism is belief in a god, atheism is a lack of belief. Atheism is not necessarily a belief that god does not exist.

        Gnostic is about knowledge and not belief

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  • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Theism is belief in a god, atheism is a lack of belief. Atheism is not necessarily a belief that god does not exist. Gnostic is about knowledge and not belief, which is why you can have an agnostic theist. Agnostic is not a middle ground between theism and atheism, there is no middle ground. I can correct you, but I can’t make you understand it.

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