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Not a problem - it's hard not to offend people when you call them out on the logic of their position.
Essentially the question comes down to "is there a god of any kind or not?"
The atheist decides that there is not, in spite of this being a logically invalid conclusion.
The deist decides that there is, in spite of this being a logically invalid conclusion.
The agnostic makes no decision -- in essence concluding that the jury is still out on the question. This is the only logically valid conclusion (which should answer your question why they exist).
The theist decides that there is, in spite of this being a logically invalid conclusion, but they also feel they need to reinforce this by adopting a convenient religion, as this frees them from facing the fact it is a just a choice.
I completely agree. Thats why I became an agnostic after years of being a YEC. Mostly it was physical hardships that after months of prayers nothing happened but things got better as soon as I went to the doctor. Technically speaking, God made me agnostic by ignoring those and other prayers. I haven't completely shifted towards atheism because theres something inside of me that bends towards faith (maybe ill become a deist someday instead of a theist again) but i must admit i am in a process of finding some answers so I came here to learn. I used to be active here a few years ago back when I was a flag waving YEC but times have changed
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