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Replying to Kylie in post #34]
I believe that it is very unlikely that God exists, though I do not claim to KNOW for a fact that there is no God.
My Model
Then we are branching into sub-categories.
If you have beliefs on the question of God, you are either Nontheist or you are Theist.
Only if you force other people to fit your model.
No one can force anyone to fit anyone's model.
You can't claim that other people are wrong when they don't follow your model. You aren't the authority on this subject.
You are incorrect about my answers.
You asked me about
my model, claiming that we did not hold the same position of Other.
YOU are the one who claimed we were both "other"
I wouldn't call it a 'claim'.
You asked me, telling me that you were an "agnostic atheist" and I translated that with my model, based on my understanding of agnostic. All agnostics are Other.
My model places atheism {B] as the default position of all humans starting out from position [A], but no one can remain in that position. There are no subsets to the position of atheism in my model.
As personalities develop and more knowledge is gain re the question of GOD, individuals make one of three main decisions. [C]
[D E or F] Nontheism Other and Theism.
All three main positions have subsets.
The more data you give me re your position, the better able I am to place you.
So, from the model you follow, you say your position is "Agnostic atheist" and that translates to "Other" with my model.
With the added information re your beliefs - while you believe that it is very unlikely that God exists and I have no opinion either way re that, you have identified where we differ, and my model would still place you as Other - but within a subset.
But if you told me that your belief that it is very unlikely that GOD exists, adds other elements, and if those elements identified you as leaning enough toward being a nontheist in your expression re the question of GOD, and that nontheism was your preference, then my model would count you as a nontheist.
"Other" in my model consider those who are neither theist or nontheist to range from those who are totally disinterested through to those who are very interested so those ranges are subsets.
Just as there are subsets in the theism and nontheism positions.