I agree, and by the way, that is the first half of the reasoning in that video. The second half gives an even more stunning criterion.As far as I concern, a- before a word means that something is to be understood in negative form. Theism is someone who believe in god/gods, but a-theist is "not a theist". Not someone who believe in god/gods. Agnostic thus, is an atheist, since they do not believe in god/gods.
I agree, and by the way, that is the first half of the reasoning in that video. The second half gives an even more stunning criterion.
As far as I concern, a- before a word means that something is to be understood in negative form. Theism is someone who believe in god/gods, but a-theist is "not a theist". Not someone who believe in god/gods. Agnostic thus, is an atheist, since they do not believe in god/gods.
Some old book somewhere said:A monk came to Joshu and asked, 'Master, what happens after we die?'
Joshu replied, 'I don't know!'
'How do you mean you don't know? You're a Zen Master, aren't you?'
'A Zen Master I am, but not a dead one!' he replied.