no part of being atheist or theist requires thinking you have knowledge. If you’re using the god delusion to say dawkins doesn’t count as an atheist, you’re saying there are no atheists at all because none of us have the hubris to claim we know for sure.
there are gnostic and agnostic theists, there are agnostic atheists, and out of all the people who have ever lived you could probably fit the gnostic atheists on a single bus.
I think, in the context of arguing a point along the lines of “This person is actually Y, not X!”, it makes a fair amount of sense to nitpick about definitions, especially if your claim lies in assuming that Y and X are mutually exclusive.
I know several Christian atheists. They study the Bible as a work of fiction and participate in Christian ceremonies and gatherings. They just don’t believe god literally exists.
no part of being atheist or theist requires thinking you have knowledge. If you’re using the god delusion to say dawkins doesn’t count as an atheist, you’re saying there are no atheists at all because none of us have the hubris to claim we know for sure.
there are gnostic and agnostic theists, there are agnostic atheists, and out of all the people who have ever lived you could probably fit the gnostic atheists on a single bus.
Ah you’re going into the extremely specific definition route, fair enough.
I think, in the context of arguing a point along the lines of “This person is actually Y, not X!”, it makes a fair amount of sense to nitpick about definitions, especially if your claim lies in assuming that Y and X are mutually exclusive.
you’re the one who brought up the guy’s book where he literally talks about this. there’s a seven-(for some reason) point scale and everything.
Imagining a Gnostic Atheist that denies the existence of god but admits the Demiurge does exist.
I know several Christian atheists. They study the Bible as a work of fiction and participate in Christian ceremonies and gatherings. They just don’t believe god literally exists.
So, basically a fanclub?
Lol it sounds similar, yeah. They’re into Jesus in the same way I’m into Sonic