From what I recall way back when I actually looked into the meanings of such terms, I am technically classed as a "gnostic atheist".
Which is something that is typically referred to as "agnostic" in everyday conversation, confusingly enough.
Of course I could be misremembering.
Not sure why I decided to post in here just now after so long... I suppose it's since I am currently reading a certain religious text for the first time out of idle curiosity and this thread happened to pop up on the front page of GD. Also, I am hungry. My actions often become somewhat irrational when I am effected by either hunger or exhaustion, especially if I am browsing the internet in such a state.
Edit: wait, no, according to my googlings just now the meanings of the term are entirely different from the ones I found in the past.
This is rather aggravating. Why does every site seem to have a different definition for both "gnostic/agnostic" and "theist/atheist"?
Half of the websites in questions are dodgy little forums and such, too. Ugh, Wikipedia, why can't you help me out here? I gave you three dollars just the other day. Jerk.
Can anyone here explain the terms I mentioned above? I thought I had them figured out but apparently not.
Edit2: Good grief, according to a chart I found on one of the aforementioned forums, a "gnostic atheist" is pretty much the opposite of what I am, and probably the type of belief I find most distasteful of all. Ummm. I'm glad I've never thrown around such terms outside of Bay12, despite having done what I thought was reliable research. o_o;
There is no god. = gnostic atheist
I don't believe in god. = agnostic atheist
There is a god. = gnostic theist
I believe in god. = agnostic theist
Is the above accurate? It seems I am an agnostic theist after all. Although it seems a very clumsy and specific term, really... I think I kinda just prefer the "agnostic" part, with just a moderate leaning towards the "theistic". I don't really know. Any, all or no religions could be correct. It is unknowable to me and until I either die or have some weird Truth revealed to me (whilst not under the influence of psychedelics) it doesn't seem like that will change, so there is little sense in stressing over it.