2006-09-08 07:55:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Agnostics believe that the human mind is not capable of understanding the nature of whatever created the universe or it's intricacies, so we tend not to worry about wether there is a higher power.
2006-09-08 08:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean to address this toward atheists? An agnostic is someone who holds open the possibility of a higher power in the universe but who doesn't know the name or nature of that power -- and indeed is of the belief that such a power is inherently unknowable. He or she has explored the religions of the world and not found one that answers the questions about the origins of the universe or the reasons for existence satisfactorily. If a person has a definition of a higher power, they will have some form of belief and are therefore probably not agnostic any longer, by the very definition of the word.
2006-09-08 08:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by theyuks 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a terse, yet precise answer in 500 words or less???
Sorry, just can't simplify a complex idea into this answer box...
However, if you read the Greek philosophers, including Plotinus
then work your way through the next 2500 years of thought...it'll be a good start.
but to give it a try anyway
the "higher power" if there is such a thing: "The ineffable"
role in the universe? either the universe is merely an aspect of the ineffable or no role whatsoever
2006-09-08 08:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My definition of a higher power is the collective power of everything and nothing (matter/energy, dark matter/dark energy).
It's role is to be an eternity for existence to cycle in and out of.
More locally, the sun is a higher power, for without it, humanity and all it's feeble minded dogma cease to exist.
2006-09-08 08:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by JFC I No 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if a "higher power" exists. If it does, it's likely some sort of "divine architect" that designed the rules for the universe, but does not take an active role within it.
Its motives and desires are completely unknown.
2006-09-08 07:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by rorgg 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If there is one, then I would not be able to comprehend the magnitude of it. But, it doesn't matter because no one actually knows if there is a higher power. Those that claim such are deluding themselves.
2006-09-08 09:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since I've seen sufficient proof that evolution is fact, and that the stories in the Bible are transparent and Man-serving, I find logical explanations for everything back to the point of the existence of gases and atoms. For this reason, I believe in a Creator. I believe that the Creator set something up and gave us the tools to keep it running . . . or to destroy it. I don't believe that the Creator has the human emotions or the neediness of the Christian "God." I believe He/She is pretty self-reliant and only meant for us to leave a better world than the one we came into. I believe that Natural Law was created to give us predictable consequences for our actions; for that reason, I listen to my conscience and feel rewarded or condemned accordingly.
2006-09-08 08:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by georgia b 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Higher power is the unseen force that drives creation, and is the process of all living things
2006-09-08 07:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The combined laws of physics both known, and unknown that control our physical universe is my picture of God. The old guy in a robe pulling strings on talking monkeys just doesn't do it for me.
2006-09-08 08:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by bc_munkee 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
watch my lips!!!!........ there is no higher power!!
2006-09-08 07:58:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋