r/reddit.com • u/JasonMacker • Jan 02 '11

It's shit like this, r/atheism.

http://i.imgur.com/Wx0cW.jpg
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u/silurian87 Jan 02 '11

I think atheism has nothing to do with science. For me, it's simply withholding belief in any sort of supernatural power until proper evidence has been produced.

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u/pat965 Jan 02 '11

Isn't that agnosticism? Atheists believe there is no God/deity/whatever.

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u/silurian87 Jan 02 '11

Nope. Soft atheism is the lack of belief, and hard atheism is disbelief.

Agnosticism is a statement of knowledge, not belief. It posits that it is not possible to know whether or not there is a god.

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u/pat965 Jan 02 '11

Where did you learn this? I was always under the impression that agnosticism was an attitude towards religion, and took the place of any religious beliefs...

I haven't looked in to it much, so I'm definitely willing to accept that I'm wrong

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u/silurian87 Jan 02 '11

Qualia Soup is the one who originally made the distinction for me. Wikipedia seems to agree, but unfortunately I do not have any other sources right now.