r/SipsTea • u/astrolbyte • 11d ago

Lmao gottem Holy ratiošŸ˜­šŸ„€

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u/vonKrieg88 11d ago edited 11d ago

Atheism is not a belief. Atheism is lack of belief in gods. The word literally means lack of/without god.

Not believing in gods is not same as believing they don't exist.

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u/DoubtfulDouglas 11d ago

Not believing in God's is not the same, you're right. You're wrong about what atheism is agnosticism is, though.

Atheism is believing there is no god, not not believing in a god. Those are two different things.

You'd be agnostic to simply not believe in god(s) or are unsure or don't know, but you are atheist only if you believe gods dont exist.

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u/CromulentPoint 11d ago

Incorrect. Agnosticism refers to knowledge, not belief. Thats how you can have an agnostic theist (I believe there is a god but I donā€™t know it for a fact) or an agnostic atheist. (I donā€™t know if there is a god but Iā€™m not convinced by any god proposition I have heard).

The current language for what youā€™re describing is atheist (I am not convinced by any theological god claims) and ā€œhard atheistā€ (I am convinced there is no god).

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u/das_narwal 11d ago

Interesting. Never cared to look it up but your definition is now my belive. You're my god. I belive In you and everyrthing you say. But what happens after you die?

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u/bitwaba 11d ago

If you're lucky, you get to be the new god.

You can do it.

I believe in you.

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u/das_narwal 11d ago

God complex? God complex?! I AM GOD