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On a scale of one to seven...?
Where do you stand on this scale
1. Strong Theist: I do not question the existence of God, I KNOW he exists.
2. De-facto Theist: I cannot know for certain but I strongly believe in God and I live my life on the assumption that he is there.
3. Weak Theist: I am very uncertain, but I am inclined to believe in God.
4. Pure Agnostic: God’s existence and non-existence are exactly equiprobable.
5. Weak Atheist: I do not know whether God exists but I’m inclined to be skeptical.
6. De-facto Atheist: I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable and I live my life under the assumption that he is not there.
7. Strong Atheist: I am 100% sure that there is no God
I'm about a 5
I just copied and pasted this from a website I don't capitalize it.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Your scale is mixing terms that relate to belief and knowledge.
Number 4 should be 'don't care', because Agnosticism relates to direct knowledge, not belief.
I am Agnostic, but wont choose 4 because it's inappropriately named. So I'll say weak Atheist, but would have said I didn't care if given that option.
Number 4 should be lack of belief, because belief is an emotional connection to an issue. And you're really asking how emotionally connected people are to the idea of God, or the idea that there is no God. So to be fair, you need to give people the option to say they don't care if God exists or not. Hope you understand what I mean...
Source(s): An agnostic in knowledge, A weak atheist in belief. - Denny MLv 61 decade ago
I'm an upper 6, I suppose.
Though, as was already stated, with "God" capitalized I'd be a 7.
- AlorerLv 51 decade ago
Um... none expresses me.
Here's my view: I believe in Gods. I do so because I have enough personal experiences and observations for me to hold this belief as true. I, however, do not deny, and I acknowledge the possibility of my belief being wrong. For the time being I don't see anything pointing that way (at least not enough for me to consider it seriously) and I am content.
Source(s): An Eclectic Pagan Witch (me) - ?Lv 44 years ago
6. Very low possibility, yet wanting 0. De facto atheist. 'i won't recognize for specific yet i think of God is particularly unbelievable, and that i stay my existence on the concept that he's not any longer there.'