[Dragaera] agnosticism (no flame) (was, long ago: (no spoilers) The 17 [Great Weapons])

[Howard Brazee]

Ken Koester wrote:
> Howard Brazee wrote:
>   
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>> That is a common statement made by theists about atheists.   But I 
>> haven't seen atheists agree that it is true.
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> I don't doubt it; it would be galling to have to admit that ultimately 
> your arguments against a set of beliefs amount to a belief in 
> themselves, there being no objective evidence of any kind to bear on the 
> issue, either for or against.  All too soon you will *know* one way or 
> the other--why sweat it?
>
> Snarkhunter
>   
Except atheists aren't close enough to believing it for that 
(considering if they were wrong), to be an issue.    We don't have a 
believe system that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist nor that the moon is 
made of green cheese either.