*cough* ...and here I sit all alone in my philosophy thread waiting for visitors...

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/The-Philosophy-Thread-Where-Serious-Questions-May-Be-Discussed/topic/17361/

...yet for what it is worth I describe myself as a Weak Atheist with regards to belief in a god and a Reluctant Agnostic with regards to knowledge supporting the existence of the divine...for while I admit to lacking sufficient evidence to claim with certainty that a god may or may not exist my assessment thus far is that no such deity is in evidence...yet I would be willing to change my mind should such a sufficient case be made...

I am willing to accept that this may be considered a positive belief in the lack of a deity, rather than a strict lack of belief, given that I once did believe and now no longer do (as opposed to having never previously believed at all)...for clearly there must needs have been some evidence that caused me to no longer believe...

As such I would be willing to concede it might have some religions overtones given that it is a subject based upon a belief in the wrongness of a former belief...yet to consider that one's religion might merely be to disbelieve in god(s) is seemingly strange given religion's common association with the divine...nevertheless, if one must be true to proper semantics I would be willing to concede such a ground...for it does me no great harm...and do I not fill in my current stance under the section labeled religion when given a census?

So yes, as one of my hobbies I might describe myself as a former-stamp collector given my previous experience in the field...

It is good to see you are all alive and well... ;-)

Regards,

Praetorian