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August 21, 2008 - 4:27 pm - by Richard Fernandez
neolex
2008-08-21 20:21:22

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Atheism, in general, is not putting 0 into the bit field (though I agree with your statement on organized atheism).

Wikipedia: Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods,[1] or the rejection of theism.[2] It is also[3] defined more broadly as synonymous with any form of nontheism, including the simple absence of belief in deities.

Agnosticism is a kind of nihilism and is a self-defeating concept in a sense that to the extent that metaphysical concepts can be related to all aspects of existence, it is impossible to put anything besides null into any bit-fields, including one for agnosticism itself.

Teresita, the underlying concept is the same G-d that is recorded in Hebrew torah (Quran and Bible are based on it), but likely originates much earlier than Jews. It is that, with some variation, there is a conciousness that is not bound by laws of space and time and that has created the universe and, specifically, man. I think you will find the most people who mention god would agree on these characteristics. Though I see your point about subjectivity.