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Atheists & Agnostics

ZombieHorde

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27. Any percentage higher than zero and lower than 100 is irrelevant to your question.

Reply to Boojatta (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 02:05 PM

Feb 2012

A person could think, "I don't believe in gods, but I'm always wrong, so there's a 99.99% there actually is one or more gods," and that person would still be an atheist.

Similarly, a person could think, "I believe in gods, but the likelihood for their existence seems incredibly small," and that person would still be a theist.

Atheism and theism are only about belief in god(s).

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If I believe that the probability that at least one god exists is exactly 50%, then am I an atheist? [View all] Boojatta Feb 2012 OP

No. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #1

Before confusion engulfs this discussion ... Boojatta Feb 2012 #2

I am not saying one way or the other what belief or lack of belief that you have. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #4

No it doesn't, and since when are there only two options? dmallind Feb 2012 #5

Excellent point. And you are right. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #6

Isolating the problem that provoked "Bleah" ... Boojatta Feb 2012 #8

That is enough to be an atheist. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #9

Nope - lack of belief is all. Firm belief in absence just makes you dmallind Feb 2012 #10

FYI, I just served on a jury for your comment here. laconicsax Feb 2012 #11

Thanks. nt Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #17

Wow, just wow EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #19

What is enough to be an atheist? Boojatta Feb 2012 #12

Absolutely - but need more info dmallind Feb 2012 #3

Re belief versus probability assessment Boojatta Feb 2012 #7

When the enraged parishioners come with the ropes and the bonfires, you'll fit right in. dimbear Feb 2012 #13

Again, your question is flawed. There is theism and there is A-theism, and thats it. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #14

"probability, which is in essence, knowledge" Boojatta Feb 2012 #15

I didn't claim that there's a middle ground. Boojatta Feb 2012 #16

No n/t marginlized Feb 2012 #18

Do you have merely a suspicion that Boojatta Feb 2012 #26

Since the 50% number is pulled directly from your ass EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #20

Before something is believed by Boojatta Feb 2012 #22

"Before something is believed by anybody, it has to be conceived by somebody." EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2012 #23

Until it is conceived, it doesn't enter Boojatta Feb 2012 #24

The easiest way to see the practical application of all this is to remember that for the dimbear Feb 2012 #21

I file that in the Agnostic category. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #25

Any percentage higher than zero and lower than 100 is irrelevant to your question. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #27

This reminds me of the liar paradox Boojatta Feb 2012 #28

Kick laconicsax Mar 2012 #29