No, a "gnostic atheist" is one that claims he not only believes there is no God, but also claims to know for sure that there isn't one (and depends on which definition of "God" you speak of... see my last paragraph).
Gnosticism is a claim of "knowledge", theism is a claim of "belief". They are different.
Gnostic - Claim of knowledge
Agnostic - Claim of not knowing
Theist - Believes there is a God
Atheist - Believes there is no God
For example, I'm an "agnostic atheist". I believe there is no God, but also cannot prove this claim. There are:
Gnostic theists - Believe there is a God, and claims to know this for certain.
Agnostic theist - Believes there is a God, but does not claim to know for certain.
Gnostic atheist - Believes there is no God, and claims to know this for certain.
Agnostic atheist - Believes there is a no God, but does not claim to know for certain.
To add, I would argue any gnostic that they are logically incorrect, in either the theism or atheism camp. However, most of the definitions for a "God" that most believe in, are logically impossible and can have people correctly claiming "gnostic atheism" towards them specifically... but in general, I stick with agnostic atheism, since it covers all claims of any "God".
Hope this helps!
Does" Gnostic atheist " means--"god may exist but i dont believe in him ...!!!?? "
moi
2010/03/25 13:52:32
Gnosticism is a claim of "knowledge", theism is a claim of "belief". They are different.
Gnostic - Claim of knowledge
Agnostic - Claim of not knowing
Theist - Believes there is a God
Atheist - Believes there is no God
For example, I'm an "agnostic atheist". I believe there is no God, but also cannot prove this claim. There are:
Gnostic theists - Believe there is a God, and claims to know this for certain.
Agnostic theist - Believes there is a God, but does not claim to know for certain.
Gnostic atheist - Believes there is no God, and claims to know this for certain.
Agnostic atheist - Believes there is a no God, but does not claim to know for certain.
To add, I would argue any gnostic that they are logically incorrect, in either the theism or atheism camp. However, most of the definitions for a "God" that most believe in, are logically impossible and can have people correctly claiming "gnostic atheism" towards them specifically... but in general, I stick with agnostic atheism, since it covers all claims of any "God".
Hope this helps!
As Cartman would say, I type hella fast. ;-)
A "gnostic atheist" does NOT have to claim to know FOR SURE that there isn't one (a God), she just has to claim to know that there isn't one. In other words, it is not the case that knowledge implies certainty.
However, the more you define a "God", the more likely I can become a gnostic atheist. Some "Gods" truly do defy logic.
"like the famous Richard Dawkins, you are an atheist, and you're pretty damn sure that that's the way the Universe functions. If you could convince the world to drop its religions and beliefs in God (or the flying spaghetti monster), you would do so at the drop of a hat.
After all, as far as you see it, the world would be a better place without religion and without people going for all this hokey-pokey abracadabra nonsense. If they're too brainwashed to see it, that's just too bad, but at least you know what's going on."
"Standard Atheist
When people say "I'm an atheist," this is usually what they mean. They're pretty certain that the Universe works in a specific way (which DOESN'T revolve around your God, thank you very much), but they're not completely stuck in those beliefs. You're willing to change if something else makes sense, and you're not about to try to convert all of their friends an...
"like the famous Richard Dawkins, you are an atheist, and you're pretty damn sure that that's the way the Universe functions. If you could convince the world to drop its religions and beliefs in God (or the flying spaghetti monster), you would do so at the drop of a hat.
After all, as far as you see it, the world would be a better place without religion and without people going for all this hokey-pokey abracadabra nonsense. If they're too brainwashed to see it, that's just too bad, but at least you know what's going on."
"Standard Atheist
When people say "I'm an atheist," this is usually what they mean. They're pretty certain that the Universe works in a specific way (which DOESN'T revolve around your God, thank you very much), but they're not completely stuck in those beliefs. You're willing to change if something else makes sense, and you're not about to try to convert all of their friends and family to Atheism. That being said, you're not going to take too kindly to people trying to convert YOU either."
Agnostic means you are vocal in your belief that a unobservable room-temperature breathing dragon might be in the room with you who produces no evidence of his existence and it really doesn't matter if he does or doesn't- you will still be vocal about that belief that it might be there.