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Originally Posted by Ch'i
I am a bit puzzled. Every definition of Atheism is something along the lines of "denial of God's existence." Though nearly all of the atheists on this thread are open to the possibility of there being a god. Is this a misunderstanding between those who define Atheism and those who define themselves as Atheists, or is Atheism just a more specific sect of Agnosticism?
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I honestly think you're trying to create ambiguity where there is none...
I know I've flogged this analogy to death but as long as people don't get it, I'm going to keep flogging... Atheists are "open to the possibility of there being a god" just as they are open to the possibility of there being Santa Clause. Does that mean that they don't deny Santa Clause's existence? I think it's fair to say that they do deny his existence...