This is most likely something that has been discussed before on this board, but I couldn't find an exact topic about. So anyway, I read an article that tried to differentiate between claims of faith, and claims of knowledge. It discussed how agnosticism is a claim of knowledge, and is not an acceptable answer to the question of "Do you beleive in god?" An agnostic is typically someone who claims not to *know* whether god exists, but the question is whether you *beleive* in god.
I think it's an interesting dilemma. For a long time, I would associate agnosticism as my belief system. But, after thinking through this article, I've changed my answer to agnostic/atheist for the question of "do you believe in god?" (not saying just 'atheist', because I get some cold stares if i do
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So I propose this: Say you had to bet a dollar on whether god exists. The decision you'd make for that bet determines how you should answer the question. Thoughts?