Atheists and Agnostics

McCulloch · Post by **McCulloch** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:38 pm

McCulloch wrote:Also, given the definitional disputes, I wonder if Atheists and Agnostics should be merged as Atheists & Agnostics.

otseng wrote:I'll let the atheists and agnostics decide on this one.

OK, Otseng has given us the option. Given the confusion in some people's minds about the definition of atheism and agnosticism and the fact that this the A Room is for both groups, I feel it might be better just to have one group called something like non-theists, for those who do not believe in any particular form of theism. What think you all?

Galphanore · Post by **Galphanore** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:47 am

I'd really rather not combine the two. What would we call it? We couldn't call the combination Atheists or Agnostics, because some people are one and not the other while some are both, and if we came up with a third name it would just serve to further muddy the issue. Both groups are already extremely encompassing.