Matt Fradd

There seems to be three basic answers to that question.

Yes, no, or maybe.

Therefore, it seems that it'd be most appropriate to have three terms that would then be attributed to the possessors of each view, you know, theism, atheism, agnosticism.

The agnostic has nothing to defend because he holds no view.

And that's why in those debates with William Lane Craig, to circle back to that,

they would get pretty upset when he would try to go present something.

Like, give me your reason for thinking God doesn't exist.

And they would always say the same thing.

No, no, no, no, no.

An atheist isn't someone who affirms the non-existence of God.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's... But if atheism can just mean agnosticism, then it's very easy to win because you get to smash down things and have nothing to defend.

Yeah, and then the genetic fallacy, right, can often be applied to people like us.

But there is something to be said about, well, my choices are there being a world that has meaning and life after death and purpose or none of that.

So, yeah, like I'll bite the bullet and admit that I am.

I would like to I would like to think that my life has purpose and that there is something good awaiting me after death.

So yes, you're right, congratulations.

That is part of what I'm factoring in here.

But again, there's still this plank, and even if it's not perfect, it's something.

So why would I, what are you asking me to do?