<p>I’m not saying apatheism is interested in answering that question. I’m just saying that almost all apatheists are also atheists. </p>
<p>Also, how can you “not know” if you believe something? Even if that is the case, it would certainly not be the same as having a belief, and would therefore be atheism.</p>
<p>Because I have not been given enough evidence to make an informed decision. I feel that if I were to answer that question I wouldn’t be doing it accurately.</p>
<p>I’m a Muslim</p>
<p>Well, you still do not believe in it. Atheism isn’t saying you believe there is no God, rather you do not believe there is one. A small, but important distinction.</p>
<p>No… I am making the decision not to make a decision. I suppose we’ll agree to disagree.</p>
<p>@4khaos Which is why I started off my first post with “not all of these are mutually exclusive.” I just think it’s easier saying I’m agnostic than saying I’m an apathetic agnostic the same way I think it’s easier saying I’m bisexual than a saying I’m queer, panromantic, polysexual, and possibly polyamorous. It gets me less blank stares.</p>
<p>@RyanMK I adressed the issue of making the question “Do you believe in God?” a yes or no question a couple of posts back, if you’d bother reading it. But here it goes again: one of my fingers is either 6.1 or 6.2 cm long. Do you believe it is 6.1 cm long? It’s a yes or no question. Surely, you must know what you believe in.</p>
<p>And it all comes down to wanting to make the world an either/or place. So boring.</p>
<p>Shall we go back to the original point of this thread before all this religious pimp-slapping gets out of hand?</p>
<p>I’ll go right ahead and add an “Unsure/conflicted” category, mkah?</p>
<p>Deist: 2
Atheist: 17
Apatheism: 1
Agnostic: 18
Christian: 22
Buddhist: 1
Muslim: 8
Hindu: 2
Daoist:
Wiccan: 1
Jewish: 6
Sikh: 2
Unitarian Universalist: 1
Unsure/Conflicted: 1</p>
<p>@drinkyoupretty
I did read it, thank you very much. If you asked me, “Do you believe that my finger is 6.1 cm long?” I would respond, “I am not aware of any evidence that supports the claim that your finger is 6.1 cm long. Therefore, I do no believe it.”</p>
<p>Deist: 2
Atheist: 18
Apatheism: 1
Agnostic: 18
Christian: 22
Buddhist: 1
Muslim: 8
Hindu: 2
Daoist:
Wiccan: 1
Jewish: 6
Sikh: 2
Unitarian Universalist: 1
Unsure/Conflicted: 1</p>
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<p>Except for where that is, in theory, an observable fact. Whereas the existence or lack thereof of a higher being is not.</p>
<p>I’m not “Apathiest” but I agree you have the choice to not form an opinion on a question that can’t be definitively answered.</p>
<p>Deist: 2
Atheist: 18
Apatheism: 1
Agnostic: 19
Christian: 22
Buddhist: 1
Muslim: 8
Hindu: 2
Daoist: 0
Wiccan: 1
Jewish: 6
Sikh: 2
Unitarian Universalist: 1
Unsure/Conflicted: 1</p>
<p>Christian :)</p>
<p>Deist: 2
Atheist: 18
Apatheism: 1
Agnostic: 19
Christian: 23
Buddhist: 1
Muslim: 8
Hindu: 2
Daoist: 0
Wiccan: 1
Jewish: 6
Sikh: 2
Unitarian Universalist: 1
Unsure/Conflicted: 1</p>
<p>Average SAT score by religion, in 2002</p>
<p>1 Unitarian/Universalist 1209
2 Judaism 1161
3 Society of Friends (Quakers) 1153
4 Hinduism 1110
5 Mennonite 1097
5 Reformed Church of America 1097
7 Episcopal 1096
8 Evangelical Lutheran Church 1094
9 Presbyterian Church (USA) 1092
10 Baha’i 1073</p>
<p>National Average 1020</p>
<p>The scores from a little while ago are somewhat old, but still, MY RELIGION IS SMARTEST, although they don’t have results from atheists or agnostics, but still…</p>
<p>Was Baptized and Confirmed as a Roman Catholic. Not very religious anymore, only go to church twice a year.</p>
<p>Atheist. Was raised both Catholic and Buddhist, but meh…</p>
<p>My parents weren’t too strict about religion anyways. I’m glad they didn’t force rules on me that pertained to Buddhism (I know about 1% of this religion, so I can’t really say anything about it, sorry). By growing up sans religion and relying more on how society in general reacts to certain actions, I’ve grown to create my own moral standard.</p>
<p>I’ve learned the basics of what’s good/bad (cheating? stealing? Hmmm.) but I really don’t think one book should change how you view other people. I recently argued with one of my classmates about a currently touchy subject and he could only refer to the Bible. In my opinion, I don’t think that God’s word is 100% reliable, given that there is a god at all. It’s one person’s belief! Why does it have to be the belief of million others? And it’s really outdated. Yes, there are priceless ancient texts, but not all of them are completely accurate.</p>
<p>Just my unorganized thoughts. Of course, I’m not religious at all, so I don’t know how much credibility I have.</p>
<p>Deist: 2
Atheist: 19
Apatheism: 1
Agnostic: 19
Christian: 23
Buddhist: 1
Muslim: 8
Hindu: 2
Daoist: 0
Wiccan: 1
Jewish: 6
Sikh: 2
Unitarian Universalist: 1
Unsure/Conflicted: 1</p>
<p>I changed religions again!!! or should I say adjusted. I’ve been doing this pretty frequently, as it’s just lately that I’ve been thinking more and more about what I believe in.</p>
<p>I am not an Ignostic Unitarian Universalist.
The ignostic part means that I don’t think that I can decide whether or not I believe in a god, until there is actually ONE definition of “god”.</p>
<p>It’s only logical, in a world where there must be something to point to for something to be proven true, that one would be an atheist if parents do not push a faith on the child. </p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think the world functions how it does simply by “chance.” Science can explain how the world works, but it doesn’t explain why it works.</p>
<p>If God isn’t real, how’d the moon get there? *How’d the sun get there? Can you explain that to me? How did that little ameba get here, crawl out there?
If we have life on Earth, how come they don’t have it on other planets? Were we just lucky? Did a meteor do it?</p>
<p>As an atheist, I cannot say whether or not a God exists, however, I don’t think one exists. And even if a God existed, it would not matter anyway because it would not have an effect on your life.</p>
<p>@609Represent- Yes, I feel that must of us could explain how the sun and the moon were formed. Same with amoebas. </p>
<p>I have a question for you: If God is real, how did he get there? I think that’s a much better question than “how did the moon get there.”</p>