Agnosticism is usually used as a "media via" (middle way) when it comes to either atheism or theism. However, agnosticism does not describe the same trait as the words theism or atheism.
Theism means having belief in a god or gods. When you slap an a- prefix on theism, it simply means without belief in a god or gods; atheism. Agnosticism simply refers to how much you know about a god or gods. (From greek - gnosis - meaning knowledge.)
You can either be theistic agnostic or atheistic agnostic. Theistic agnostics believe that there is a higher power, but humans simply do not and cannot know the nature of this power. Atheistic agnostics take it one step further back and do not know if there is a higher power in the first place.
The question is: Which are you? Remember, it's for the agnostics only. If you're Christian, please don't waste my answer space, we know where you stand. (This means no bible verses, mainworry!)
2006-06-09 00:28:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't really think there's higher power, so I guess I'm atheistic agnostic.
I used to believe, but the more I read and discovered, the less likely it seemed. I now believe that religions were created as a means of control.
2006-06-09 01:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, I thought I knew what I was until I read this. lol I guess I am somewhere in between the two. Hmm. I'll have to muse on it awhile.
2006-06-09 07:33:55 · answer #2 · answered by Evil Wordmonger, LTD LOL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm of the first group.
2006-06-09 07:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by absynthian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agnostic spelled backwards is DEVIL!!!!
2006-06-09 07:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by Lil OL REBORN 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋