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What are the differences and similarities between atheists, agnostics, skeptics, freethinkers, secular humanists and the non-religious?/Why Tea

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[nq:1]What are the differences and similarities between atheists, agnostics, skeptics, freethinkers, secular humanists and =A0the non-religious? /Why Tea[/nq]
No one could possibly list all of the differences between these various groups. In general, the term "atheist" refers to someone who does not believe in ***. The term "agnostic" refers to someone who doubts the existence of ***. A skeptic is someone who might doubt the existence of ***. A free-thinker is someone who thinks freely on the issue. Someone who is non-religious is someone who is devoid of religion.

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[nq:2]What are the differences and similarities between atheists, agnostics, skeptics, freethinkers, secular humanists and the non-religious? /Why Tea[/nq]
[nq:1]No one could possibly list all of the differences between these various groups. In general, the term "atheist" refers to someone who does not believe in ***. The term "agnostic" refers to someone who doubts the existence of ***.[/nq]
Who believes he doesn't know if *** exists or not. I'm not sure yours and mine are the same.
[nq:1]A skeptic is someone who might doubt the existence of ***. A free-thinker is someone who thinks freely on the issue. Someone who is non-religious is someone who is devoid of religion.[/nq]
That's probably the answer the OP is looking for but religious has another meaning, consistently observant. One could believe in ***, believe in his own religion, but ignore the requirements of the religion because he is lazy or tired or depressed or busy with other things and thinks *** will forgive him for whatever he doesn't do, or is at least at the time ready to take the risk, or believes that there is no punishment except the failure to observe (that being punishment in itself), or believes that the punishment won't be as bad as what it takes to be observant.

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[nq:2]No one could possibly list all of the differences between ... "atheist" refers to someone who does not believe in ***.[/nq]
I think it's stronger than that. An atheist believes that no *** exists. That is a subset of those who do not believe that a *** exists.
[nq:2]The term "agnostic" refers to someone who doubts the existence of ***.[/nq]
[nq:1]Who believes he doesn't know if *** exists or not.[/nq]
That sounds about right. I think some definitions of agnostic include "believes that whether a *** exists or no *** exists is unknowable".

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[nq:1]What are the differences and similarities between atheists, agnostics, skeptics, freethinkers, secular humanists and the non-religious?[/nq]
See and for pretty decent definitions.

Tom Morris

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