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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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