Strictly speaking Agnosticism is the position that we cannot know.Unless you define "true" atheism as an outright denial of the possibility of a God(Gods) then I'd say there are plenty of true atheists.
Not outright dismissing the possibility that there could be a God doesn't make someone not a "true" atheist.
If you don't hold a belief in a God then you are an atheist.
How does agnosticism factor into your argument? As an agnostic, I contend that gods as defined by humans aren't real. However, I'm open to the idea that a fundamental singularity might underlie existence, which some might interpret as a god. I've always perceived the spectrum as Atheist - Agnostic - Theist.
Yes, people are often wrong about things.People sometimes use the word agnostic as an in-between.
For some reason I thought you were Christian.Based on that chart, it seems I should update my profile to 'Agnostic Atheist'.
Strictly speaking Agnosticism is the position that we cannot know.
Many use it as, they, personally, don't know.
Agnosticism is about knowledge.
Theism-atheism is about belief.
One can be an agnostic atheist. Claiming that we cannot ultimately know if there is or is not a God, and at the same time not finding any of the reasons presented for any God, sufficient to warrant belief.
That rule reminds me of the Nazi practice of placing stars of David on Jews to exclude them from participation in German society. The internet sure has turned out to be a handy tool to practice discrimination and bigotry.Actually, people lie about their feelings all the time.
CARM administrative announcement from years ago:
"Unbelievers are not allowed to debate on the theology boards. Unbelievers, atheists, agnostics are limited to posting on the secular boards only, per CARM rules."
They know I'm a truth seeker. Will they ban me for that?Has the OP been honest with them?
As an agnostic doesn't know whether or not a god exists, he is completely at liberty to believe, on faith, anything he wants about the existence of god(s).Believing something without knowing it's true is faith. As
an agnostic does not hold a conviction or belief in the existence of a God or gods, perhaps ambivalent, having no knowledge or conviction in such things, they are nonetheless, atheistic.
No.They know I'm a truth seeker. Will they ban me for that?