• bedrooms@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Actually 1/3 said it is genocide, 1/3 said it isn’t, and 1/3 said they didn’t know

    That means

    1. 1/3 believe it’s genocide
    2. 1/3 believe it’s not
    3. 2/3 do not believe it’s genocide
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      8 months ago

      I see what you’re trying to say, but that’s not really true. You could say, “2/3 of people would not say they thought it was a genocide,” but that’s not the same as saying, “2/3 do not believe it’s genocide.”

      It’s a small but important distinction. It’s the equivalent of saying, “1/3 of people are religious, 1/3 of people are atheist, and 1/3 of people are agnostic,” and then trying to say that means, “2/3 of people don’t believe in God,” instead of, “2/3 of people aren’t religious.”

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        8 months ago

        Agnostic Atheist

        Agnostic Theist

        Gnostic Atheist

        Gnostic Theist

        Agnosticism and Gnostism is a question of knowledge and belief… The difference of saying “I know” and “I believe”

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          8 months ago

          OK, sure, but I was using the terms as they’re used by the average person to describe their religious beliefs, and these distinctions don’t really have any bearing on the point I was making.