THERE IT IS AGAIN

THAT WAFTING PUTRID FOUL STENCH

WHat does Karl Pilkington say on the matter?

Soren wrote on Apr 26^th, 2011 at 5:28pm:


Who cares... I've just learnt that he did the The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts.

I'm off to do some downloads. 

Sappho wrote on Apr 26^th, 2011 at 5:31pm:


Are you an Algit too?

muso wrote on Apr 26^th, 2011 at 5:34pm:


Lost me there muso... what's an Algit?

Sappho wrote on Apr 26^th, 2011 at 5:39pm:


A person who couldn't really give a damn whether or not Gods exist and doesn't waste their time on the subject. The others (Theists and Atheists)  are all analgits.  

Sappho wrote on Apr 26^th, 2011 at 4:36pm:


Feel free to qualify your answer any way you want Sappho. The point of the question was to figure out what Helian and Grey meant by disbelief - ie the absence of belief, as in agnosticism, or the opposite belief, as in conventional atheism, or both. They seem to be using the term to avoid acknowledging irrational belief in anyone but religious folk.

I see muso is the only one to actually give an answer. That didn't hurt now did it muso? And your answer does make perfect sense. To follow up, does your definition include agnostics and ignorant people - who are unaware of the concept? Are these the only two groups you would include other than 'people who believe that God does not exist'?

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freediver#71 - Do you have a word for people who believe that God does not exist?

Grey#72 - Atheism is a belief like not collecting stamps is a hobby.

Helian#73 - No. Only one for those who disbelieve the proposition that god exists.

And another word for those who take exception to belief in god.

Grey#75 - Do you have a word for people who believe that tooth fairy does not exist?



freediver#74 How do you duistinguish atheist and agnostic?

Grey #78  Atheists have no belief in god and agnostics concede a faint possibility. Technically most atheists including
Richard Dawkins can be termed agnostic as nothing can be proved to be true or untrue by the mores of science.
You can only prove a thing to be useful to believe or not by experimental verification. For myself I hold the god
hypotheses to be so absurd that that is just quibbling.

Freediver #82 - So atheists believe there is no possibility at all?

Grey      #N/A - Atheists consider the possibility so slight as to be unworthy of consideration at this time. Prof. Dawkins
                  is of this opinion.

Helian #93 - atheists disbelieve the proposition that god exists, nothing more. Anything else, say to 'prove' that
atheists are in fact as religious as theists, is a linguistic sleight of hand often used by theists to 'justify' their
belief in god.

freediver #99 - Helian and Grey, if a person believes that God does not exist, are they an atheist?

Helian #100 - Does anyone actually believe in the existence of the non-existence of god? I've never met anyone who does.

freediver #111 - Helian and Grey, if a person believes that God does not exist, are they an atheist?

Why is this question so hard to answer?

Grey #115 - Ffs change that record.

     #116 - Not believing an absurd proposition that doesn't have an iota of supporting evidence isn't a religion, it's a
sensible position. Not being taken in by a Nigerian scam email isn't a religion either; spreading the word that it's a
con isn't a religion either, it's an ethical thing to do.

freediver #117 If it is such a sensible position, why are you afraid to talk about it?

Helian and Grey, if a person believes that God does not exist, are they an atheist?

That's not a discussion freediver it's a clown dance by a troll. What are you trying
to do, prove the existence of god by destroying my will to live?


Now Longweekend - you have some evidence to present I believe?

 








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