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Originally Posted by Mercury
I'm not sure about this. By this definition i would be considered an agnostic, yet i do not believe in a deity. Just because it is unlikely to be proved one way or another does not mean you can't attribute likelyhoods to things happening.
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My take on this is that if you're attributing likelihoods then you are going down the road of reason and argument. In other words, your position would be, as mine, weak atheist.
An agnostic would say that attributing likelihoods wasn't relevant as the absolute solution was unknowable.
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Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster
Greek agnōstos unknown, unknowable, from a- + gnōstos known, from gignōskein to know.
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However, whether people call themselves agnostics or atheists does depend on social circumstance; I agree! It took me a long time to summon the courage to call myself atheist.
Graham