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Is it Possible to be Agnostic, Behaviorally?

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michael shermer says 'no': .

"of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally.

when we act in the world, we act as if there is a god or as if there is no god, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally.

leavingwt

james:

In this case, what is your response to question #2, above?

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Is it Possible to be Agnostic, Behaviorally?

by leavingwt in

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michael shermer says 'no': .

"of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally.

when we act in the world, we act as if there is a god or as if there is no god, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally.

leavingwt

Another good one:

Atheist and agnostic are answers to two separate questions.
Is there a god? I don’t know, I’m agnostic.
Do you believe in god? No, I’m an atheist.

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Is it Possible to be Agnostic, Behaviorally?

by leavingwt in

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michael shermer says 'no': .

"of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally.

when we act in the world, we act as if there is a god or as if there is no god, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally.

leavingwt

One of the comments, at the link in the OP.

Agnostics: Atheist hipsters.

“I’m not going to give myself a silly label, I’m just going to give myself a silly label.”

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Is it Possible to be Agnostic, Behaviorally?

by leavingwt in

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michael shermer says 'no': .

"of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally.

when we act in the world, we act as if there is a god or as if there is no god, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally.

" When most people employ the word “atheist,” they are thinking of strong atheism that asserts that God does not exist, which is not a tenable position (you cannot prove a negative). Weak atheism simply withholds belief in God for lack of evidence, which we all practice for nearly all the gods ever believed in history. As well, people tend to equate atheism with certain political, economic, and social ideologies, such as communism, socialism, extreme liberalism, moral relativism, and the like. Since I am a fiscal conservative, civil libertarian, and most definitely not a moral relativist, this association does not fit me."

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Is it Possible to be Agnostic, Behaviorally?

by leavingwt in

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michael shermer says 'no': .

"of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally.

when we act in the world, we act as if there is a god or as if there is no god, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally.

leavingwt

Michael Shermer says 'No':

"Of course, no one is agnostic behaviorally. When we act in the world, we act as if there is a God or as if there is no God, so by default we must make a choice, if not intellectually then at least behaviorally. To this extent, I assume that there is no God and I live my life accordingly, which makes me an atheist. In other words, agnosticism is an intellectual position, a statement about the existence or nonexistence of the deity and our ability to know it with certainty, whereas atheism is a behavioral position, a statement about what assumptions we make about the world in which we behave."

http://www.skepticblog.org/2012/04/10/are-you-an-atheist-or-agnostic/

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9/11 Conspiracy nuts...60% of Americans are you KIDDING!!!!

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60% of americans in one servey think the government did it.....even though there is no sold evidence.

let me spell it out.....a huge airplane full of fuel hit the building plowing thru the steel supports, thousands of witnesses, and video fotage, it almost flew through the building with debris blowing out the other side.

although it appears in the footage there is alot of smoke but no fire, right?

leavingwt

Page 3!

We can do this!

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Just curious.......

by av8orntexas in

can you be blocked from commenting on a thread?.

i weighed in and gave my opinion from my perspective.

but can no longer comment on said thread..........

leavingwt

Try the 'Post Reply' button at the top of the page. This is sometimes necessary.

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9/11 Conspiracy nuts...60% of Americans are you KIDDING!!!!

by Witness 007 in

60% of americans in one servey think the government did it.....even though there is no sold evidence.

let me spell it out.....a huge airplane full of fuel hit the building plowing thru the steel supports, thousands of witnesses, and video fotage, it almost flew through the building with debris blowing out the other side.

although it appears in the footage there is alot of smoke but no fire, right?

leavingwt

- Subpar flight students

- Whole passports in the rubble

- Radio-controlled airliners

- controlled demolitions

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9/11 Conspiracy nuts...60% of Americans are you KIDDING!!!!

by Witness 007 in

60% of americans in one servey think the government did it.....even though there is no sold evidence.

let me spell it out.....a huge airplane full of fuel hit the building plowing thru the steel supports, thousands of witnesses, and video fotage, it almost flew through the building with debris blowing out the other side.

although it appears in the footage there is alot of smoke but no fire, right?