Epistemological arguments Agnostic atheism

epistemological, or agnostic, atheism argues people cannot know god or determine existence of god. foundation of epistemological atheism agnosticism, takes variety of forms. in philosophy of immanence, divinity inseparable world itself, including person s mind, , each person s consciousness locked in subject. according form of agnosticism, limitation in perspective prevents objective inference belief in god assertions of existence.

the rationalistic agnosticism of kant , enlightenment accepts knowledge deduced human rationality; form of atheism holds gods not discernible matter of principle, , therefore cannot known exist. skepticism, based on ideas of hume, asserts certainty impossible, 1 can never know sure whether or not god exists. hume, however, held such unobservable metaphysical concepts should rejected sophistry , illusion . allocation of agnosticism atheism disputed; can regarded independent, basic worldview.

other arguments atheism can classified epistemological or ontological, including logical positivism , ignosticism, assert meaninglessness or unintelligibility of basic terms such god , statements such god all-powerful. theological noncognitivism holds statement god exists not express proposition, nonsensical or cognitively meaningless. has been argued both ways whether such individuals can classified form of atheism or agnosticism. philosophers a. j. ayer , theodore m. drange reject both categories, stating both camps accept god exists proposition; instead place noncognitivism in own category.