a. I know there is no God (or gods).
b. I believe there is no God (or gods).
c. I do not know if there is or is not a God (or gods) and I am convinced I will never/cannot know. I choose to live my life as though there is none.
d. I do not know if there is or is not a God (or gods) but it is possible that I will later find that there is (or is not). For now, I choose to live my life as though there is none.
e. Other (please explain)
2007-07-27 09:24:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Response to some: I know c & d are atheistic agnosticism but I figured I'd throw them in because people might take the word "atheists" in the title to be "pragmatic atheists" which is inclusive of atheistic agnosticism.
2007-07-27 09:34:13 · update #1
Nadine: That's why there IS an option (e) LOL
2007-07-27 09:47:23 · update #2
Fred... You made me crack a smile today. Thanks!
2007-07-27 10:17:05 · update #3
B. For myself, I believe there is no god simply because I have never seen any reasonable evidence for the existence of any kind of deity. This lack of positive evidence, though, is not, in itself, evidence for the lack of a deity. (my own gut feeling is that there is no god, but that is not sufficient to persuade or convince any one else. It is not evidence)
2007-07-27 09:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now that depends on what you mean by God. No, really...I'm not being purposely obtuse or anything. The word "God" does have different interpretations than just the one we are conditioned to. Anyway, to answer your question - e. I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings. No personal God...I don't believe that there's an entity that concerns itself with whether I get the job or not or whether some guy gets a hit in a baseball game. My interpretation of God is the Unified Field Theory.
2007-07-27 09:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
D. I don't know--and I don't know how anyone else could reach a solid conclusion one way or the other.
I have no credible reason to behave as though God exists. I reserve the right to think for myself and change my mind if necessary.
2007-07-27 11:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by Doc B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E: Most of the evidence points to the non-existence of a God or gods.
2007-07-27 09:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jezebel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C & D are a little bit more of an agnostic position. I would say that B is the best description for me. (I mean...I don't know with 100% certainty that there is no God, but I do not believe there is one.)
2007-07-27 09:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this would be a rather astute breakdown of why human beings have self belief. My basically addition may well be f.: "i think there's a God by using fact I even have experienced concrete supernatural and religious activities in my existence and the lives of others that have proved His existence."
2016-10-09 11:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E. I don't spend much time thinking about the tooth fairy. I know the tooth fairy doesn't exist. No, wait, I believe that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. No, wait. Perhaps I will never know whether or not the tooth fairy exists. Perhaps I will just try to live my life as though the tooth fairy does not exist.
2007-07-27 10:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B
atheist
2007-07-27 09:27:53 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A. I know there is no god, in my heart I know.
Hey, its worked for the theists before!
Seriously, it is A, but because we know the bible is lying, so its almost certain its all false.
2007-07-27 09:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by Devolution 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c.
I choose to think the existence of God is not relevant since he/she cannot be detected, and has seemingly no influence over the universe.
2007-07-27 09:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by stym 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋