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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are Dawkin's own words, from his own website:

https://www.richarddawkins.net/2012/12/im-an-atheist-because/

It's entitled, "I’m An Atheist Because…"

I know you guys are trolling, but this really should end your idiocy and threadjacking.  On this topic, forever.[/quote]

These are not Dawkins’ “own” words; the whole point of the link is that he wants to quote 350 other people.

You seem very upset that Dawkins and OP identify as agnostic not as atheist. This is not the challenge to your own non-belief that you seem to think it is. By all means, adopt the distinction between the theological and epistemological definitions of atheism. Under the theological definition, if you’re 100% sure there’s no god (unlike Dawkins and OP), then congrats, you’re an atheist. Under the epistemological definition, you’re probably an atheist anyway. I’m going to guess that the 350 people Dawkins quotes in his link are either using the epistemological definition or, like you, they’re not aware of these distinctions. Maybe you can even find a quote from Dawkins where he uses the epistemological definition to self-identify,  although I tried without success and frankly the onus is on you.

Until then, lighten up on the abuse. Also, claiming someone like Dawkins is an atheist when he says he’s not (earlier link) is sort of like messing with somebody’s racial or sexual identify. You don’t get to define them differently from what they themselves say.[/quote]

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