Blackrook
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Agnosticism makes more sense than atheism, at least to me.
It seems that the main argument atheists assert against the existence of God or gods is that God/gods cannot be proven to exist.
The counterargument I would make is that there is no proof either way. One cannot be certain that God/gods exist and one cannot be certain that they don't exist.
This assumes that all eye-witness testimony of miracles is rejected, on the assumption that such eye-witness testimony must be mistaken because miracles are impossible.
So the agnostic position is not completely on solid ground either, since it rejects all eye-witness testimony of miracles based on an assumption that may or may not be true, i.e. miracles are impossible.
I think the most rational position is to keep the mind open to all possibilities.
It seems that the main argument atheists assert against the existence of God or gods is that God/gods cannot be proven to exist.
The counterargument I would make is that there is no proof either way. One cannot be certain that God/gods exist and one cannot be certain that they don't exist.
This assumes that all eye-witness testimony of miracles is rejected, on the assumption that such eye-witness testimony must be mistaken because miracles are impossible.
So the agnostic position is not completely on solid ground either, since it rejects all eye-witness testimony of miracles based on an assumption that may or may not be true, i.e. miracles are impossible.
I think the most rational position is to keep the mind open to all possibilities.