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Atheists & Agnostics

TwilightZone

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18. I'm an apatheist.

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Sat Nov 9, 2024, 10:22 PM

Nov 2024

I'm indifferent to whether or not a god or gods exist or don't exist.

To take it a little further, I don't care if there's a god or not, and religion doesn't impact my life in any way (unless I have to attend a wedding/funeral/etc., then I don't have much choice - I'm still indifferent to the religious aspects as long as they're not overt), but I also don't really care if anyone else believes there is, as long as they don't try to force those opinions on me or others, and those opinions do not impact the lives of others.

Some people need to believe in something, for various reasons, which is fine as long as that's as far as it goes. Of course, that's almost never how far it goes.

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Are you atheist or agnostic? Why not be both? [View all] 4th Nov 2024 OP

Democratic Secular Humanist, here. multigraincracker Nov 2024 #1

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I put animals above humans defacto7 Nov 2024 #11

I know it is all a bunch of nonsense Skittles Nov 2024 #2

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I dont have to say that's wrong. I have to just say "prove it". Eko Nov 2024 #13

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I want to beleive but how can I beleive in doc03 Nov 2024 #6

I've decided to start calling myself an absurdist. Borogove Nov 2024 #7

What's the term for.... viva la Nov 2024 #8

An apathist? sorcrow Nov 2024 #21

That's great viva la Nov 2024 #22

I think the term is agnostic atheist anyway. defacto7 Nov 2024 #9

This follows my understanding of the terms wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #12

Atheist is really the absence of belief in deities Eko Nov 2024 #14

But, but, but, someone ate my goshdarned cookies last year and spilled the milk too... wcmagumba Nov 2024 #15

They were good cookies Eko Nov 2024 #16

Spot-on. That's why I consider myself agnostic Martin Eden Nov 2024 #17

I'm an apatheist. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #18

Gnostic means knowledge Buzz cook Nov 2024 #19

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Matter and energy... GiqueCee Nov 2024 #23

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