2006-06-06 11:38:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An atheist does not believe in God.
An agnostic assumes that there is not enough evidence in either direction to make a clear decision on believing or not.
Agnosticism can also be defined in these ways:
The view that the existence of any god is unknown at present.
The view that any god's existence is unknowable.
The view that theism is incoherent (see ignosticism.)
2006-06-06 11:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by The Grey Pawn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I imagine different people define it in different ways, but for me, and I consider myself agnostic, what it means is that I can't say one way or another whether god exists. It's different than being atheist because atheist believe there is no god. For myself, and other agnostics, since there is no real way of proving anything one way or another, the thing that seems most honest is to say "I don't know."
2006-06-06 18:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who does not know whether God exists or not. Some people believe in one or more God (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus). Others believe that there is no god (athiests). Agnostics are kind of middle-of-the-road. They say they don't know whether God exists or not. They say they have no proof either way. They say they keep their mind open, and if they get any evidence either way, they will become believers or unbelievers, as the evidence would be.
2006-06-06 18:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by multidisciplinarian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
adj.
Relating to or being an agnostic.
Doubtful or noncommittal: “Though I am agnostic on what terms to use, I have no doubt that human infants come with an enormous ‘acquisitiveness’ for discovering patterns” (William H. Calvin).
2006-06-06 18:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Daisy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The textbook definition of an agnostic is that they believe that the existence of God cannot be proven scientifically. They believe that we cannot truly know him, because he is just that...unknowable. You can still be agnostic and follow a religion.
2006-06-06 18:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by Qchan05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics beleive you cannot truly know the existence of God, therefore they do not make religion a part of their life. If some proof developed then fine, otherwise they do not think we should spend much time debating something we can never know.
2006-06-06 18:42:47 · answer #6 · answered by dullguy2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist.
2006-06-06 18:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is from Websters Dictionary
a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2006-06-06 19:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by FY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few definitions, actually.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=agnostic
2006-06-06 18:41:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an agnostic is someone who doesn't have the balls to be an atheist.
2006-06-06 18:42:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋