<p>Agnostic - 7
Atheist - 8
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 11
Deist - 1
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>I am a deist.</p>
<p>Indeed, splitting hairs. I have no problem with that, so long as the context informs me what hairs are being split.
The problem with this trinity of opinions that there are more than 3 measurements available. This is not merely one belief of which we are speaking. Binary would have us on a 0-1 scale, but one agnosticism ("agnus" = sheep, implying "not knowing") is an "A1", or active abstinence saying the info is unknowable. Should we not also have an "A0", whose sole purpose is to deny A1? And where would a 25% fit in the Agnostic scale? If you don't call it atheist, what happens to A25%? The idea is that the active agnosticism introduces a new belief to talk about. In mathematics, we can prove that certain statements are independent of our Axioms, the equivalent of unknowables. But these are rigorously shown; if active/absolutist agnosticism is to blend with the others, and if also you are using logic, then wouldn't you distinguish between these cases?</p>
<p>It all seems like syntax, jargon and context to me. Splitting hairs indeed. </p>
<p>Remark:
I have to go (sleep).</p>
<p>Edit: actually, I oversimplified it.
Absolutist atheism will not merely be the "0". It would be on a scale entirely on its own. You see, "The statement 'god exists' is true" and "The statement 'god exists' is false" might be opposites, but inserting the word "believe" changes either.</p>
<p>
[quote]
... definitions ... cut and dry ...
[/quote]
Then give me those definitions of which you speak, please. I am seeing some inconsistencies on the Internet, but of course a source could be unreliable.</p>
<p>Agnostic - 7
Atheist - 8
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Deist - 1
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 8
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Deist - 1
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Geeknerd:</p>
<p>Nitpicking I know, but I'm a classics major, so this is my time to shine...</p>
<p>agnostic comes from the greek verb gignosko, roughly to know. the alpha is a privative, so "not to know." Now, "Agnus Dei" is latin, "lamb of god," I assume referring to Jesus. Gnostics claim to directly "know" God, agnostics don't...</p>
<p>Thank you dearly for the correction; you have saved me from repeating the error in person.</p>
<p>Some numbers went down. How did that happen? These seem to be the correct numbers (plus my addition)</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 10
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>I label myself as spiritual or other when asked about religious beliefs (I also go on to say I was raised Roman Catholic), because I do not follow a set dogma. I believe a higher power, a soul, and an afterlife, but beyond that I'm uncertain.</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 10
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Yes, so technically stoicism is a set of moral codes and not a religion, but oh well.</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 11 <-- me
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 4
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>I flipped a coin to choose between agnostic and atheist. </p>
<p>Hahaha, who's the scientologist</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 11
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 12
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5 <-- me
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 11
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 13 (me)
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5 <-- me
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 12 <--Me
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 13
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Its actually impossible to be a pure atheist, but most atheist don't even have a clue what atheism is.</p>
<p>^ I'm anxious to hear... how is it impossible?</p>
<p>@ #73 by Dr.Horse</p>
<p>There is no strict definition whatsoever of any word outside mathematics and axiomatic systems, and 'atheism' is no exception. Unfortunately the statement "most (sic) atheists don't even have a clue what atheism is" merely points to your perception of the word being (perhaps starkly) different from the majority of the population, and since it is by society that a word is realized, the statement is moot. (I'm not attacking you or your beliefs here :) .)</p>
<p>You may wish to take a look at
Atheism</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and it is dearly wished that your contribution has nothing to do with the nonsensical first hit on my google <"Pure atheist" impossible>, Pure</a> atheist...I don't think it is possible. what do you think? - Yahoo! Answers</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
*Atheist - 13
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 13
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>Tying up the Atheists and the Christians.</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 13
Buddhist - 2
*Christian - 14
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>how can there be 2*.5* jews</p>
<p>Agnostic - 8
Atheist - 14
Buddhist - 2
Christian - 14
Hindu - 1
Jewish - 2.5
Muslim - 5
Pastafarian - 1
Scientologist - 1
Spiritual - 2
Stoic - 1
Wiccan - 1</p>
<p>"how can there be 2.5 jews"</p>
<p>One kid said that he was a Jewish Buddhist, I think, so someone put him as 1/2 Jewish and 1/2 Buddhist. I don't know what happened to the Buddhist half, though.</p>