I heard it before but it won't come to mind. There's a belief NOT ATHEIST, where i would believe in something IF u can prove it to me.
2006-09-08 07:00:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Do you mean Agnostic? Hope this helps. :)
2006-09-08 07:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by mettapax 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, a better word is "skeptic". There are organizations like the skeptics' society, and magazines like "skeptic" and "skeptical inquirer", that take the exact approach you're talking about: they use science to investigate controversial topics in order to find proof (or disproof). Skepticism applies not just to religion, but to all human belief & knowledge. While they do deal with religious claims, much of their time is spent studying (and debunking) paranormal claims on anything from ESP to ghosts to UFOs.
If you're interested, you can find more information here:
http://www.skeptic.com/about_us/discover_skepticism.html
http://www.csicop.org/
An agnostic is someone who doesn't know whether god exists, and feels there's a pretty good chance the question could go either way. An agnostic neither believes nor disbelieves in god, he just doesn't feel he has enough knowledge to justify an opinion. (An atheist, on the other hand, is someone who is quite confident that there is no god). Obviously, agnosticism applies just to religion. Skepticism applies to a heckuva lot of other stuff as well, and would thus seem to fit your question much better.
2006-09-08 14:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic
2006-09-08 14:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Val 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic
2006-09-08 14:03:18 · answer #4 · answered by c.arsenault 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic
2006-09-08 14:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic
2006-09-08 14:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic.
2006-09-08 14:09:44 · answer #7 · answered by Rance D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic.
2006-09-08 14:02:52 · answer #8 · answered by freelancenut 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll believe something if you can prove it to me and I'm an Atheist
2006-09-08 14:06:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agonistic-Doubting the possibility of any knowledge of God.
Agnosticism-Doubt of God's existence and a belief that present phenomena only may be comprehended.
2006-09-08 14:10:01 · answer #10 · answered by Rather be dead than red... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called the "Doubting Thomas" syndrome.
Have you read that account? John 20: 24-29
2006-09-08 14:12:30 · answer #11 · answered by Joseph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋