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In response to "And then you can change things to see how the likelihood changes. (The difference between agnostic and atheist is puzzling to me.) -- nm" by mara

Agnostics are atheists without belief ;-)

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Nov 2 '24, 10:45

It's essentially impossible to definitively prove that something doesn't exist

So I have to believe and / or have faith in that's there's no God

The agnostics are in comparison wishy washy 😜

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I wouldn’t frame atheism as a question of faith at all, actually. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 2, 13:24
To your point, usually when people make a leap of faith, it's for some kind of benefit, right? What's the benefit of being atheist? -- nm - con_carne Nov 2, 11:45 2
- Sleeping in on Sundays? ;-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 13:31 1
  - I meant as opposed to agnosticism. :) -- nm - con_carne Nov 2, 14:27
No, I mean in how it affects their vote. :-) -- nm - mara Nov 2, 10:55

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Agnostics are atheists without belief ;-)

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