DIfference please?

Question

what is the differences between secular, agnostic and athiest?
I believe in God but not Jesus and I don't believe in the christian "god" but I do believe that there is something out there. So can someone help me from my own ignorence and tell me the differences?

Also If you are going to be mean and rude about it please do not answer. It would be greatly appreciated as I hate ignorence and would like to work mine out.

Answer 1

Uh yeah, Guys, she didn't ask "please convert me" she asked "what is the differences between secular, agnostic and atheist" if you don't know the difference please, don't answer!

Sorry about that, they were really bothering me.

Anyway, Sworddove is right for the most part. I was agnostic for many years till I found Wicca! I believed in a Great Power but I couldn't put a name or face or other beliefs to it. My sister is atheist. She is glad she will die and then - nothing else, just rotting in the ground. Not sure about secular. Anyway the one thing I disagree with -in what Sworddove said- was finding a Religion on the net.

You might take that quiz and you might have your Epiphany. That would be great! But I have found that only life can bring such an Epiphany as finding your Faith. Try some books. There should be an alternative religions Section in your local bookstore. I personally recommend looking into Buddhism, Zen, Judaism, Wicca, Hinduism, or Shinto. But don't take my word for it. Please, find your own path, open your Mind and your Heart, and be one with your Faith (-when you find it.)

May the 'Power' you do believe in Guide you!

Answer 2

The Difference between agnostic and atheist, is that agnostics claim they do not know if there is a God or not, the athiest claim there is no God. in reality there can be no such thing as atheist. To say there is no God is to say you have enough knowledge to be completly sure there is no God. but this is absured because it is scientifically proven than man knows not even one millionth of all the knowledge in the universe. How can we truly say there is no God when in the millions of files of knowledge there is to be found in our universe there could be evidence of a God? In other words, If there is any knowledge we havent yet come across there could be ample evidence of a God. Since being all knowing is to be like God and the atheist does not posses al knowledge, there can not be such thing as an atheist. rather the atheist should call himslef an agnostic, The word agnoistic comes from the root word "ignoramus" which means without knowledge, But the BIble says Ingnorance is willful, an agnostic dosent want to seek after the BIblical God anymore than a criminal would want to find a police officer. the reason is becuase if this God exist, that means he will have to bend knee to the athourity of a grand being and ultimately be held accountable for his life and his actions. this is not appealing to many, But the fact is that The BIBle says there will be a judgement day, and you and I will stand beofre God and give an account of every thought word and deed. lets look at a few questions to see how you will do on Judgement day.........

Have you ever lied (even once--fibs, white lies, etc.)? Ever stolen (anything--the value is irrelevant)? Jesus said, "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery already with her in his heart." Have you ever looked with lust? If you have said "Yes" to these three questions, by your own admission, you are a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart; Have you ever Hated someone? the BIble says That a person who hates his brother is a Murderer in Gods eyes. Nothing you’ve ever done is hid from His holy eyes. Will you be innocent or guilty on the Day of Judgment? Listen to your conscience. You know that you will be guilty, and therefore end up in Hell. That’s not God’s will. He provided a way for you and I to be Forgiven. He sent His Son to take our punishment: "God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." He was bruised for our iniquities. Jesus then rose from the dead and defeated death.
Your own so-called “goodness” can’t get you into heaven any more than mine could. Jesus is the only way to Heaven. He is the "Door," the only "mediator." There is salvation in no other name, so Turn from your sin (repent) and put your full faith and trust in Jesus as your Lord and savior today. if you will do this God will Forgive you and grant you the gift of everlasting Life.
God Bless
WDJD

Answer 3

Good question there Miss. Here are some of the differences:

Atheists: Don't believe in God or any "higher power" at all.
Agnostics: Aren't completely sure what to believe in. Some believe in a "higher power" but don't follow any religion at all, and some think a god might exist but they're not sure.
Secular: I don't know either. I searched Yahoo and found a page on Wikipedia that gives definitions of secularism.

If you want, you can check out the other two sites I listed here. I admit, they are both Christian articles, but I want you to see what we believe. (Not everything of course. One of the sites lists Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and tells what each religion is founded on and what they believe in.)

Hope this helped you out a bit Miss. Take care, and God bless you.

Answer 4

miss magz alot,
I realize that you can look those words up, but let me tell you what I rely on as far as distinctions in those words.

secular- things not religious, worldly. EX. a football game. And drive in the car. A candlelit vigil for a lost child.

agnostic- "Untaught". "Not knowing." those that admit that they do not know if there is or isn't a God. I used to be an agnostic before I became a Christian.

athiest- "Away from God" there are several distinctions here, but I have just gone ahead and decided that MY definition of Atheist is: Those that claim that there is proof of no God.

An Atheist usually claims to have the ability to be more scientific in their view than anyone "religious." Unfortunately in this idea, they are the least scientific, since no one has proof of no God. They might counter with, "Where is proof of God." But the point is moot. It's unscientific to say there isn't something that there is evidence of. Proof is up to God to produce. So either He will or He won't.

Answer 5

First, I will tell you that I am a Christian, I believe in God, and that Jesus Christ paid the price for the sins of humanity, He is my Lord and my Savior. I wanted to answer your question but wanted to make my beliefs clear up front.

My understanding of the term "secular" is that it refers to anything outside the Christian church and the Church's matters.

My understanding of the term "agnostic" refers to a person who believes in a god, but it's very important that you understand that they do not believe in the same God that Christians believe in.

My understanding of the term "atheist" is one who denys that God --or any god-- exists. There are arguments that if one believes in a god other than God (there is a huge difference) then they are atheist.

Please closely examine your belief of whether or not God exists. The God that is knocking on your heart's door is God the Father, whom is in fact the Christian God. Jesus Christ and God are One in the Same. Jesus Christ came here to this earth in human flesh to suffer the sins of all humanity, for all time, so that we could enter into Heaven. He is the only human that ever existed (or ever will exist) that did not sin. He was crucified and suffered a horrible death as a man, and as God, all at once. That is why He is called our Savior and our Redeemer, because He redeemed our sins when He suffered for us all.

Please know that there is only One God. He is your Father, and He loves you more than you will ever be able to understand. He knew you before you were even born. You are His and He wants you to find Him. The very fact that you wanted to know the answer to these questions is evidence that He wants you to know Him.

You will receive other answers I am sure. And you may get some mean responses. Anyone --even those that call themselves Christian-- that tells you that God does not love you and does not want you to know Him is absolutely wrong.

Answer 6

I think that secular and agnostic would be similar. We do not believe in any religious doctrine. We do not know for sure that there is a God. An atheist knows that there is no God.

Answer 7

agnostic

1 : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2 : a person unwilling to commit to an opinion about something

athe·ist

: one who believes that there is no deity


sec·u·lar

1 a : of or relating to the worldly or temporal b : not overtly or specifically religious c : not ecclesiastical or clerical
2 : not bound by monastic vows or rules; specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation
3 a : occurring once in an age or a century b : existing or continuing through ages or centuries c : of or relating to a long term of indefinite duration

Answer 8

You are probably a deist or a theist.

Secular is non-religious.
Agnostic admits not knowing if there is a god
Atheist believes there is not a god

A deist generally believes there is a god that created the universe, but does not believe that organized religions got it right. They usually believe that it is not possible to know that much about god.

Answer 9

Secular means "of the world"

Agnostic is someone who doesn't know whether or not there is a God.

An athiest is someone who says there is no God. However to say this one must have absolute knowledge. For example, I say there is no gold in China. I would have to know everything about China in order to say there is no gold and be correct. So to claim to know that God doesn't exist means to have infinite knowledge to make that statement.

Answer 10

You do indeed sound deist. If you do choose a faith, check them out at Religious Tolerance.org first.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/

This is a group of people of many religions who can give you the skinny on what each belief system represents.

And remember, if it doesn't feel right to you, don't worry. Just keep looking. Some people never do find one particular religion or church or god or goddess or whatnot they can accept completely at face value. The fact that they are exploring spiritual paths, however, usually does bring them closer to the divine. Some of the most spiritual people I know don't claim any religion whatsoever.

~Morg~