Quote (Skinned @ 19 Jan 2015 01:47)

It seems like an idea to me.

Quote (Skinned @ Jan 18 2015 08:47pm)

It seems like an idea to me.

Quote (Scaly @ Jan 18 2015 08:54pm)

It is. It is one idea. An ideology is a set of ideas-

i·de·ol·o·gy  (ī′dē-ŏl′ə-jē, ĭd′ē-)
n. pl. i·de·ol·o·gies
A set of doctrines or beliefs that are shared by the members of a social group or that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.

Quote (Skinned @ 19 Jan 2015 02:01)

Ideology is the lens with which we view the world.  It is more elemental than political parties and churches.

Quote (Skinned @ Jan 18 2015 09:01pm)

Ideology is the lens with which we view the world.  It is more elemental than political parties and churches.

Quote (Voyaging @ 19 Jan 2015 02:10)

You could say atheism is seeing the world without a lens at all!

Unfortunately, the world often looks blurry without a lens.

Quote (Scaly @ 19 Jan 2015 01:31)

Yea...

Sure beyond reasonable doubt. I would say think of it like a court case -

Is god guilty of existing?

Guilty - Gnostic Theist
Reasonable doubt - Agnostic Theist/Atheist (depending on what you believe but cannot rationally justify beyond reasonable doubt)
Definitely not Guilty - Gnostic Atheist

People talking about 'truth' in a religious way or a deeply philosophical way seem to mean 'absolute truth' and if we go deep enough it is true that everything is subjective and we cannot 'know' anything but I don't believe that absolute truth is relevant to a rational discussion about our reality.

I guess you could say gnosticism is not 'knowledge' but a claim of knowledge.

Quote (Scaly @ Jan 19 2015 12:31am)

I think I'd like to slightly revise this statement due to a mistake that, upon reflection, I believe I've made.

Because agnosticism is the appearance of reasonable doubt and theism is the position that there is a god I don't believe it is possible to be an agnostic theist.

Quote (Tylr @ 19 Jan 2015 04:46)

I am an ignorant piece of nothing