2006-10-26 07:31:39 · 12 answers · asked by Sara S 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Athiests believe there is no God: Agnostics believe there is no evidence of any God
2006-10-26 07:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a clue what an aethiest is. I know what an Atheist is and the difference between one of them and an agnostic is that the latter is a fence sitting chicken sh!+, which still makes them miles ahead of any silly religionist/superstitionist believer.
2006-10-26 15:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An atheist rejects the idea of religous Dieties (God, Allah, etc.) while an agnostic believes in the philisophical view that the truth value of certain claims (particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities) is unknown or inherently unknowable. Some agnostics take a stronger view that the concept of a deity is incoherent, thus meaningless and irrelevant to life. It is important to note that both agnostics and atheists can be quite spiritual. I hope I answered your question : )
2006-10-26 14:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by cjfox18 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term 'agnostic' was coined by Thomas Huxley and it refers quite simply to a person who holds the view that it is wrong to assert the truth of a proposition without logically satisfactory evidence.
So, an agnostic would say that it's wrong to say "God exists" or "No gods exist" without the argument or evidence to back it up. Moreover, the agnostic would say that it's immoral for a person to tell someone else that they *ought* to believe in the existence of a god or gods without providing logically satisfactory evidence to support that claim.
A 'theist' is defined as someone who believes in the existence of a god or gods, so an atheist is anyone who is not a theist.
So you can be agnostic and also an atheist, or agnostic and a theist, or not agnostic and an atheist, or not agnostic and a theist.
2006-10-26 14:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atheists deny the possiblity of god or gods, and believe that there is no god. They are concrete in their beliefs.
Agnosticism asserts no knowledge of gods and therefore concludes there are no reasons to believe in them or not to believe in them. An agnostic follows this credo and differs from the atheist who has developed an active belief that there are no gods. When it comes to the question of existence of deities, an agnostic will respond: I just don't know.
2006-10-26 14:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by lovely 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheist: There is no god, or, I don't believe in any gods.
Agnostic: The knowledge of the existence or nonexistence of a deific being is unknownable or unattainable. Therefore, the question cannot be answered and is meaningless to ask. You might as well ask me if 'blue' 'smells' like 'A-sharp'
2006-10-26 14:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An atheist believes that there is no god, no way, no how, forget it!
An agnostic is on the fence. They don't know whether to believe in god because they don't see any proof. I guess you could say they don't have any faith.
2006-10-26 14:36:59 · answer #7 · answered by jipsi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atheiests believe there is no God and agnostics are kinda in the middle.
2006-10-26 14:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by baddrose268 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theist: "A supreme being exists and he is related to religion"
Deist: "A supreme being exists but he is not related to religion"
Atheist: " A supreme being doesn't exist"
Agnostic: "How are you so sure, all of you?"
2006-10-26 14:40:22 · answer #9 · answered by skeptic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much. They will both put out about the same BTU's.
2006-10-26 14:56:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋