Also, have you tried placing an Ad on www.mymerhaba.com ?

Perhaps you could consider a caretaking post in one of the international schools or some kind of work at one of the multi national HQs . . . in the hospitality/site maintenance depts.

Good luck anyway.

"... agnostic theists, who identify themselves as both agnostics in the original sense and followers of a particular religion."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism

Atheists appear to have their 'sects' too! :

*Implicit and explicit atheism

*Weak and strong atheism

*Pragmatic atheism

*Theoretical atheism

*State atheism

Even atheism doesn't escape interpretation or misinterpretation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism (This page is by no means empty btw I was too lazy to look a more authoritative source so 'whistle stop wiki' will have to suffice)

Some points to discuss:

a) Do atheists think they have the moral high ground?
b) What drives an athiest?
c) Any atheist jokes or cartoons out there?
d) Is there such a thing as an enlightened atheist?
e) Is there such a thing as an 'evangelical' atheist?
f) Do atheists giving religion and God/s too much attention?
g) What are the rituals and traditions/customs of an atheist?
h) If there was no God (or should that be 'If there was no no God' ?, how would an atheist spend his/her time?
i) Was atheism founded by a man or a woman?
j) Do atheists use the term "Oh my God" (OMG) and if so, why?
k} Is there a difference between the culture and the belief system of an atheist?
l} If an atheist doesn't have a place of worship is the saying "my body is my temple" true for him/her?


Can anyone think of any more ultimate questions about atheists?

Please complete the following sentence:

'If a Christian is known as a Bible Thumper an Atheist is known as a ...'
(no offense intended toward Christians, I simply couldn't think of any other nicks in other faiths)

Feel free to be atheistist but keep it civilised

Let's make a little bit of history folks.

I'll kick off.

The Denominations

Strong agnosticism (also called hard agnosticism, closed agnosticism, strict agnosticism, absolute agnosticism)—the view that the question of the existence or nonexistence of an omnipotent God and the nature of ultimate reality is unknowable by reason of our natural inability to verify any experience with anything but another subjective experience.

Mild agnosticism (also called weak agnosticism, soft agnosticism, open agnosticism, empirical agnosticism, temporal agnosticism)—the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgment until/if more evidence is available.

Apathetic agnosticism (also called Pragmatic agnosticism)—the view that there is no proof of either the existence or nonexistence of God or gods, but since any God or gods that may exist appear unconcerned for the universe or the welfare of its inhabitants, the question is largely academic anyway.

Agnostic theism (also called religious agnosticism)—the view of those who do not claim to know existence of God or gods, but still believe in such an existence. (See Knowledge vs. Beliefs)

Agnostic atheism—the view of those who do not know of the existence or nonexistence of God or gods, and do not believe in them.[7]

Ignosticism—the view that a coherent definition of God must be put forward before the question of the existence of God can be meaningfully discussed. If the chosen definition isn't coherent, the ignostic holds the noncognitivist view that the existence of God is meaningless or empirically untestable. A.J. Ayer, Theodore Drange, and other philosophers see both atheism and agnosticism as incompatible with ignosticism on the grounds that atheism and agnosticism accept 'God exists' as a meaningful proposition which can be argued for or against.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism

Now, all you Agnostics out there, come on out of the closet! Be brave, have FAITH in your own religion and share:

a) traditions
b) rituals
c) scriptures (I heard a rumour these may vary from day to day)
d) place of 'worship'
e) symbols
f) commandments
g) Anything else I can't think of

And all you non-Agnostics (henceforth known as Agnons), what interesting or controversial facets of Agnosticism have you heard about.

All you Atheists, please don't be angry . . . your own thread is on it's way (well I mean your own special thread)

They're more clever than the dogs in Istanbul. I remember seeing cats on a chilly morning at Topkapı Palace. They were sat on the floodlights after they had been turned off . . . they were nice and warm ;}.

I remember being at Fatih Camii one evening and fresh meat had been put out for the cats. There must have been at least 40 cats there.

But the dogs of Sultanahmet are quite tuneful. I remember sitting on a bench in the Hippodrome when the Call to Prayer began. Suddenly an old dog, sat nearby, began to join in . . . what a howler