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Yakk · 04-25-2005, 04:13 PM

So, where would logical positivists fall on this spectrum?

Roughly and in my understanding, a logical positivist holds that any statement that has no empirical implications has no meaning.

A statement has an implication if disproving the thing it implies proves the statement is false.

A yes/no question for which both answers are meaningless is a meaningless question.

If a logical positivist believes the question "is there a god?" is meaningless, does that make that logical positivist an atheist or an agnostic?

04-25-2005, 04:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	So, where would logical positivists fall on this spectrum? Roughly and in my understanding, a logical positivist holds that any statement that has no empirical implications has no meaning. A statement has an implication if disproving the thing it implies proves the statement is false. A yes/no question for which both answers are meaningless is a meaningless question. If a logical positivist believes the question "is there a god?" is meaningless, does that make that logical positivist an atheist or an agnostic? __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.