Here is my understanding of numerous views of the supernatural
1. weak atheism: an absence of belief regarding gods and goddesses (as
among most Buddhists).
2. strong atheism: a definite disbelief in gods and goddesses.
3. weak agnosticism: skepticism regarding the existence of gods and
Hi Mark,
Do you think a Baha'i could hold any one of these views?
Didn't you leave out montheism?
Thanks,
Dean
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From: Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Views of the Supernatural
Dean Betts wrote:
Do you think a Baha'i could hold any one of these views?
Hi, Dean:
I think that a Baha'i could, from different standpoints, hold to several
of those views. For instance, as a social scientist, I adopt the
position of strong agnosticism. If the existence of God is
*1. weak atheism: an absence of belief regarding gods and goddesses (as
among most Buddhists).*
*7. weak theism: a position which accepts the intervention of one or more
gods or goddesses, but which does not require theistic explanations of
everything, e.g., biological origins. This view is
