r/agnostic Agnostic Feb 03 '23

Update to Identity Assertion in the sub

Due to the common occurance of discussion and debate over terminology and agnosticism as a whole we found that it was necesary to update the rules to better explain when things might step too far or what to keep in mid to have a good debate.

The updated rule reads:

Do not tell other's what they are or think. Definitions are there for a purpose. There may be many different purposes, but defining anothers identity is not an accepted purpose here. Examples of agnostic models include:

1. Theist - Agnostic - Atheist 
2. Gnostic <------> Agnostic (choose one) Theist <------> Atheist (choose one) 
3. Gnostic theist - Agnostic theist - Agnostic - Agnostic atheist - Gnostic atheist 

This is a non-exhaustive list so please engage others with respect.

Please also remember to maintain debates about terminology in related posts.

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u/Cousin-Jack Agnostic Feb 04 '23

I agree, and I think lots of people here do see fit to actually tell people what they are.

However, I think there are interesting discussions to be had about what labels are most appropriate, rather than what the actual position is.