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Atheists & Agnostics
In reply to the discussion: Agnostics are not Atheists and they deserve their own forum. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,149 posts)66. He mentioned atheists in the sentence just before your quote started
When I reached intellectual maturity, and began to ask myself whether I was an atheist, a theist, or a pantheist; a materialist or an idealist; a Christian or a freethinker, I found that the more I learned and reflected, the less ready was the answer; until at last I came to the conclusion that I had neither art nor part with any of these denominations, except the last. The one thing in which most of these good people were agreed was the one thing in which I differed from them. They were quite sure that they had attained a certain "gnosis"--had more or less successfully solved the problem of existence; while I was quite sure I had not, and had a pretty strong conviction that the problem was insoluble. And, with Hume and Kant on my side, I could not think myself presumptuous in holding fast by that opinion ...
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/sn-huxley.html
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/sn-huxley.html
I think RR was right in #12; Huxley was saying that an agnostic, as he defined it, is not an atheist.
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Would you accept the opinion of the guy who invented the word to desctibe himself?
dmallind
Jul 2012
#11
No - he's stating that agnosticism is in fact nothing to do with belief. Atheism is not mentioned.
dmallind
Jul 2012
#14
He mentioned atheists in the sentence just before your quote started
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2012
#66
Albert Cat, perfect response to pure and utter rubbish being spread here by cowards who hide under .
Brewinblue
Jul 2012
#87
I believe something exists when there is evidence of that somethings existence
michael811
Jul 2012
#6
Sure - so what's your beef with atheists again? (definitions matter - or what about blurgelpibs?) nt
dmallind
Jul 2012
#84
Being an atheist who's accused of being part of "just another religion" is offensive because
valerief
Jul 2012
#56
And now, we can address the initial question, in a better manner than the OP.
dmallind
Jul 2012
#101
"Why is there something rather than nothing?" "Just wait. There won't be for long."
valerief
Jul 2012
#79
By the seed of magical thinking that is planted in most of our heads as children...
redqueen
Aug 2012
#113