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| 2 | This needs to stop. Now.Well... calling them a fool sort of implies they knew what was being asked -- otherwise it ends up being somewhat of a trick question. But no, 100% confidence is reserved for things that are pure logical conclusions. The only way around it is to literally prove something from a set of definitions. What is odd is that things which qualify for the word "know" do not qualify for 100% confidence. We know Zeus does not exist but we cannot claim 100% confidence. In the end, this will feel more like a … | /r/MensRights | 26/07/12 12:40 AM |
| 1 | This needs to stop. Now."Accept" in this usage may as well be a synonym of "belief". Language is fuzzy but this: Atheists believe there is no God Flies just fine in English. The semantic debate about whether atheists technically believe is not terribly useful unless you are willing to try and classify the entire scale of truth estimation. And if you are going to do that, just use confidence levels. Then you can make fun of both the fool who claims to have 100% confidence that God exists and the fool who claims to have … | /r/MensRights | 26/07/12 12:01 AM |
| 1 | This needs to stop. Now.Just a head's up, the internet that definition of atheist a while ago. Agnosticism is more or less an outmoded term. I think they lost an important distinction in the process... but hey, whatever. That being said, most atheists I have encountered do actively believe there is no God but like to talk as if it is not actually a belief. | /r/MensRights | 25/07/12 11:43 PM |
| -2 | Double standards (cross-post from r/funny)Yeah, the double-standard here is very pro-male -- not pro-female. Go figure. | /r/MensRights | 07/07/12 08:15 PM |
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