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Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism

Subject Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism
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From "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org>
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Date 2016-06-21 13:18 -0400

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On 6/19/2016 10:51 PM, s.knight wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:29:44 -0400, "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> It makes no sense to claim that theism is about knowledge, I cannot
>> absolutely know that God(s) exist. But this is also true of atheism, I
>> cannot know with certainty that there is no God. So, for me the most
>> reasonable position is agnostic. I draw upon Pascel's argument that
>> since I cannot know, the no risk position is to believe in gods.
>> However, I don't like this since I might choose the wrong god and
>> draw the wrath of all the other gods. So. agnosticism is taking no
>> position and not pissing off any god.
>
>    Except Agnostism is intellectually retarded. You sit on the fence
> and claim the superior high ground and belch out your anthem...
> "MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO, DON'T KNOW." You could at least say 42.
 >
You can't know, you can only believe one way or the other.
>
> Warlord Steve
> BAAWA
>

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Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-19 16:29 -0400
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-19 16:09 -0500
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 09:19 -0700
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 19:28 -0700
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 12:55 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-21 10:31 -0700
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 17:36 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-21 15:27 -0500
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-19 17:41 -0400
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-06-19 15:27 -0700
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-19 18:59 -0700
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 17:36 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-21 23:16 -0400
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-22 00:42 -0400
          Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-22 12:41 +0000
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2016-06-19 15:43 -0700
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-20 00:32 +0000
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:21 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-21 15:31 -0500
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 17:48 -0400
          Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-21 18:54 -0700
            Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-22 00:37 -0400
              Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-22 06:38 -0700
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-22 12:52 +0000
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-19 18:57 -0700
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-06-19 20:20 -0700
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:13 -0400
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-21 18:43 -0700
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-06-22 12:55 +0000
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:10 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-21 18:37 -0700
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism s.knight <Baawa@Baawa.nut> - 2016-06-19 19:51 -0700
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-20 10:35 -0500
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:18 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism s.knight <Baawa@Baawa.nut> - 2016-06-21 20:00 -0700
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-22 18:28 +1000
          Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-22 02:48 -0700
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2016-06-22 08:28 -0500
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-06-19 23:23 -0400
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:16 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-06-21 18:44 -0700
  Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-20 18:27 -0400
    Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 13:06 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-21 18:51 -0400
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-22 09:32 +1000
      Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism "A. Wolfe" <Wolfe@unc.edu.org> - 2016-06-21 23:51 -0400
        Re: Not Atheism - Not Theism Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-21 22:27 -0700

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