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

[Ken Koester]

Howard Brazee wrote:

>Steve Rapaport wrote:
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>>Right.   But  even disbelieving in such things is an act of faith and
>>therefore, by Gorelick's argument, not rational.   I can't see how
>>disbelieving in the malevolent Barney afterlife or Devera's participation
>>makes me a better person than those who hypothetically might believe in
>>them.
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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