POLL: Ron Paul supporters religion.....

[Paulitician]

You have just described an agnostic. Atheist is a belief that NO GOD exists.

I concede I'm an agnostic. I also know for a fact I'm atheist, because I'm certainly not a theist. The two, atheism and agnoticism, aren't mutually exclusive (neither are they mutually inclusive either).

 

[Joe3113]

I concede I'm an agnostic. I also know for a fact I'm atheist, because I'm certainly not a theist. The two, atheism and agnoticism, aren't mutually exclusive (neither are they mutually inclusive either).

Interesting point. I would argue that they are mutually exclusive.

 

[szczebrzeszyn]

Ineed it was. I'm going to start playing Piece Of Time right now\m/

LOL. I'll join you with Unquestionable Presence then, my fav of them!

 

[SPmachina033]

Christian. Non-Denominational...

 

[Paulitician]

A very simple definiton of atheist: an atheist is a person who is not a theist.

Do atheists believe there is no god. Yes, some of them do. Do all of them? No. That's the only point I'm trying to make. If you disagee, please provide me with a linguistic argument that proves atheists can only believe there is no god, and that it is impossible for atheism to simply be a lack of theistic belief.

 

[Vaughn]

What about Cosmology? The belief that the The universes creation hints at the possibility of a sentient force "call it god". Think, the universe began as a dense ball of matter, at most a couple of inches in diameter. From there it exploded, IN UNDER ONE NANO-SECOND, to something like 2,000 light years across. Why would that happen? It is an interesting question. All I do know is that none of us know the answer.

 

[Hook]

Actually, I'm starting to lean towards Zoroastrism

 

[StudentForPaul08]

Atheist/non-religious.

 

[the_oco]

What? No Pastafarianisim?

 

[szczebrzeszyn]

Do atheists believe there is no god. Yes, some of them do. Do all of them? No. That's the only point I'm trying to make.

Good point. I wanted to add something, but it's a dead end, so I'll stop right here.

 

[SPmachina033]

What about Cosmology? The belief that the The universes creation hints at the possibility of a sentient force "call it god". Think, the universe began as a dense ball of matter, at most a couple of inches in diameter. From there it exploded, IN UNDER ONE NANO-SECOND, to something like 2,000 light years across. Why would that happen? It is an interesting question. All I do know is that none of us know the answer.

That is one reason I do believe in God. Thank you for posting that!

 

[SeanEdwards]

Freethinkers FTW.

P.S. It's not a faith. It's the absence of faith.

 

[Edward]

What? No Pastafarianisim?

You have to go to this poll if you want to choose that one: What label most accurately describes your belief of the etiology of our universe?

 

[Shink]

Atheist who acknowledges the possibility that agnosticism has its merits.

 

[nbhadja]

I am an atheist, don't believe in god.
Atheism may literally mean without religion, but almost all people use it as not believing in god.

 

[BillyDkid]

For the record I am an atheist - please don't hate me. I will fight and die (though I would prefer not to) for your right to believe whatever you want. However, it is interesting how many of us are atheists and avidly supporting Ron Paul - an avowed Christian. I wonder how many Christians would be willing to support and atheist candidate. My personal belief is that atheist are the most hated group in this country. I can't imagine an avowed atheist ever being elected to high office. People would prefer even a Scientologist or a believer in any religion - however whacky - over any atheist. Frankly, in that respect I think we are somewhat persecuted. The one thing that brings us all together is our belief in liberty.

 

[skolwulf]

What? No Pastafarianisim?

I have to admit that I own a "touched by his noodley appendage" FSM t shirt.

 

[Arek]

I sorta will say I have a strange belief in religion. I believe Jesus was the messiah, but I believe his word has been perverted from the original meaning. I'll say I believe in some of the "Gnostic" gospels such as the Gospel of Truth and the Gospel of Thomas. So I guess in a way I have my own Judeao-Christian belief. Then again somedays I just consider myself a Deist

 

[robskicks]

christian

 

[Luther]

Interesting point. I would argue that they are mutually exclusive.

You would be wrong. It is impossible for one to be an atheist but not an agnostic. In fact, I would argue that every person, theist or atheist, is an agnostic. Agnosticism means without knowledge. There is no evidence of the existence of a deity. One cannot have knowledge of that which does not exist. Therefore all persons, from Richard Dawkins to Benedict XVI, are agnostic about the existence of God. Theism and atheism, on the other hand, describe belief, not knowledge. It is possible for one to believe a proposition for which there is no evidence, as do theists. It is also possible to disbelieve a proposition in the absence of evidence, as do atheists. Atheism and theism are mutually exclusive. Agnosticism and atheism, and agnosticism and theism, are not.