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minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours agoIt’s not just about atheism in this, it’s about the gnosticism in combination. Gnostic Theism = I am convinced by the claim there is a god. And I know my conviction is correct. Agnostic theism = I’m convinced by the claim there is a god, but I don’t know if I’m right about that. Agnostic atheism = I’m not convinced by the claim there is a god, and I don’t know if I’m right about that. Gnostic atheism = I’m not convinced there is a god. And I know my (negative) conviction is correct. Gnostic atheism is often also called positive, strong or hard atheism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_atheism I’m a strong atheist myself, following this reasoning: The “no arguments argument” for atheism: (1) The absence of good reasons to believe that God exists is itself a good reason to believe that God does not exist. (2) There is no good reason to believe that God exists. It follows from (1) and (2) that (3) There is good reason to believe that God does not exist.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoAbsence of evidence is weak evidence of absence. Not strong.
It’s not just about atheism in this, it’s about the gnosticism in combination.
Gnostic Theism = I am convinced by the claim there is a god. And I know my conviction is correct.
Agnostic theism = I’m convinced by the claim there is a god, but I don’t know if I’m right about that.
Agnostic atheism = I’m not convinced by the claim there is a god, and I don’t know if I’m right about that.
Gnostic atheism = I’m not convinced there is a god. And I know my (negative) conviction is correct.
Gnostic atheism is often also called positive, strong or hard atheism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_atheism
I’m a strong atheist myself, following this reasoning:
The “no arguments argument” for atheism:
It follows from (1) and (2) that
Absence of evidence is weak evidence of absence. Not strong.