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Originally Posted by jbjb
I can't prove there is no god, so by your definition that would make me an agnostic. However, by that measure I am agnostic about god in the same way that I am agnostic about the easter bunny, or the tooth fairy. I live my life assuming that none of these exist, despite my inability to prove that they don't, so despite technical agnosticism, I would suggest that I am functionally atheist. This, to me, seems like a more useful defintion of atheism.
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And one I agree with. I feel that saying you are agnostics implies more uncertainty then the evidence supports. So I think that people are using the term just because for social reasons or other resons they do not dare calling themselves atheists.