How I lost my faith (x post with Atheists Agnostics)

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33. Look at your post, read it

and ask yourself, "what is it that is not known?"

If it is "I do not know if there is a god," then that is a-theism, you do not have a god; you may wish there was a god but you have no belief or faith.

If it is "I do not know what I believe," then there is no belief in god (a-theism) just doubt and ignorance of your self (2 words intended).

If it is "I do not know what I believe about god," then that is theism, but not a specific theism.

Now why do I and others reject the term agnostic as a unique set of beliefs? Because it is only defined as a part of an atheist whole. No person with belief can ever be described as agnostic, only those without belief can be so described. With belief, you are a believer even if it is only in some vague contortion of the meaning of "God". Those without that belief are, by definition, a-theist. It is entirely possible to doubt the validity of your non-belief, thus being to a greater or lesser extent agnostic, but you remain within the class a-theist

In my original post I said I lost my faith, a faith that was for me a conceit, a concealment or camouflage and a defence. It was a faith because it was not reasoned; it was irrational, unfounded and unexamined. I very strongly suspect that your understanding of agnosticism is based on similar foundations for you do not defend it except to say, in effect, "It's different because I say it is,"