(Poll) On Neil deGrasse Tyson's use of "agnostic" versus his views on the existence of God. [View all]

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (NDT): "I remain unconvinced by any claims anyone has ever made about the existence or the power of a divine force operating in the universe."

NDT prefers no label at all but if he has to pick one then he says that "agnostic" will give you the closest idea of his conduct and he prefers that label over "atheist". But I believe that many people will get the wrong idea about his views on the existence of God from "agnostic". I believe that most self-described atheists would say that his words above are an accurate statement of their views on existence. That's the case for me. And many people, in my opinion, take "agnostic" to mean a position more open than that to the existence.

So how about you? Especially if you self-identify as either atheist or agnostic, do NDT's above words accurately represent your views?

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	I self-identify as "atheist" and NDT's words above are an accurate statement of my own views on existence.
	10 (67%)
	I self-identify as "agnostic" and NDT's words above are an accurate statement of my own views on existence.
	5 (33%)
	I self-identify as "atheist" and NDT's words above are NOT an accurate statement of my own views on existence.
	0 (0%)
	I self-identify as "agnostic" and NDT's words above are NOT an accurate statement of my own views on existence.
	0 (0%)
	I don't self identify as "atheist" or "agnostic" and I consider NDT's words above to be those of an atheist.
	0 (0%)
	I don't self identify as "atheist" or "agnostic" and I consider NDT's words above to be those of an agnostic.
	0 (0%)
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