:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Saturday, December 11, 2004 ::

Never thought of it this way...

Properly considered, agnosticism is not a third alternative to theism and atheism because it is concerned with a different aspect of religious belief. Theism and atheism refer to the presence or absence of belief in a god; agnosticism regers to the impossibility of knowledge with regard to a god or supernatural being.

The term "agnostic" does not, in itself, indicate whether or not one believes in a god. Agnosticism can be either theistic or atheistic.

From Atheism: The Case Against God by George Smith

:: Jim Nichols 12/11/2004 08:55:00 PM [+] ::
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Cafe Hayek: The Arab Street:

"So have Palestinians become less supportive of violence? My claim is that perhaps they were less supportive of terrorism in the past but it was dangerous to admit that to a stranger doing a survey. Or perhaps they are equally interested now in terrorism as a political tool but now find it inappropriate to say so. Without more information, it is impossible to know. Surveys of people living under tyranny make good copy. But they tell us more about the incentives people face than they really believe."

Wait, isn't that true of all public opinion polls tyranny or no tyranny?

:: Jim Nichols 12/11/2004 08:33:00 PM [+] ::
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