2007-03-07 23:39:01 · 3 answers · asked by chi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-03-07 23:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a contradiction in terms, but I would say for the opposite reason to my learned colleague immediately above. I think that atheism is a more "religious" concept than agnosticism, in that atheists are CERTAIN there is no God - which means they've been doing some thinking about it - whereas agnostics don't believe anything can be known for sure either way. Atheism is a reaction against theism - antithetical to, that is, not necessarily violently opposed - whereas agnosticism means not taking sides, and by extension not necessarily giving a hoot either way.
I think there's a lot of misuse of these terms, and I'm not sure I've got them fully right either, which is why I wouldn't call myself either, though I am certainly not a theist. Same way as I don't call myself a vegetarian, but I don't eat meat...
2007-03-08 08:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What is an "anti-agnostic"? I think as a true atheist you have to reject agnosticism in the same way that you reject religion, since agnosticism accepts religion as a valid concept. But I would not call this antiagnostic simply because this sounds too hateful. I don't hate agnostics, godbelievers, or anyone.
2007-03-08 08:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋