After some technical issues, we have the full episode, “Why do Atheists Exist?” posted to our Blip.TV feed. Enjoy!
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Sam Mulvey is a producer and the technical brain behind Ask an Atheist. He is a collector of vinegar varieties, vintage computers, antique radios, and propaganda.
Agnostic is Not a Middle Ground Love the show I just wanted to comment on the confusion with theist, agnostic, and atheist when the caller asked if you could use a -1,0,+1 scale to place these beliefs. The answer is very simply no. Agnostic is NOT the middle ground between theist and atheist. Atheism is the lack of belief in any gods. Theism is the belief in one or more gods. Gnosticism is how sure you are. If you think you “know.” So you can be: Gnostic Atheist: You have no beliefs in any gods and you know there aren’t… Read more »
An Agnostic in the general use of the word by most people is an Atheist . Saying “I don’t know if a god exists” means you don’t believe in a god ie: an Atheist .
Usually the use of the word Agnostic is mistakenly used by the spineless and or ignorant to not take sides and to avoid offending anyone when in reality they have actually admitted to being an Athiest.