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Originally Posted by Rebelius
An appropriate (and frequently used) analogy is a sealed box that you have no idea what's inside. The stances go as follows
Theist - I know what's inside the box, it's X
Agnostic - I don't know what's inside the box
Weak atheist - I don't know what's inside the box, so I'm going to assume the box is empty until I've seen evidence otherwise, and repeat this assertion until evidence is provided.
Strong atheist - The box is empty.
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Oh Mr Rebelius, that is so much guff!
It should read -
Atheist - I can see evidence that the box is empty, the box appears to be empty, and if I open the lid I can see it is empty.
Agnostics are the absolute worst. I'd rather have to deal with a wrong headed believer than some 'sitting on the fence' coward.
Atheists aren't 'wacky' - they are people making an informed decision about what they think is real and what is imaginary.
Unfortunately for believers God is entirely imaginary.