The definition of Agnosticism is 1 : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable. (Webster's Dictionary)
So, isn't an Agnostic claiming to know something about an ultimate reality that is by definition unknowable?
2006-10-27 08:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by ouskip1998 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. They 'hold' it, they don't 'believe' it or 'accept' it. There's a difference.
See my answer at the following question for details (it's essentially the same question you ask):
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apo.81kOnfNLa3_CU7gqdszsy6IX?qid=20061027115817AAdj6Ta
2006-10-27 08:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a little trouble learning to live with ambiguity? The fact that someone says they don't know and don't think it's possible to know is exactly that. Kind of like not knowing exactly how many atoms there are in the universe.
2006-10-27 15:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider it fence riding. They have enough skepticism to not completely believe God isn't real but they also have just a touch of faith that there may be something to God but they just don't quite have Him figured out yet. At least they have not completely ruled out the possibility.
2006-10-27 15:48:04 · answer #3 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, we don't claim to absolutely know anything about anything because there are no absolutes in this relative universe in which we exist, as far as we can tell.
2006-10-27 15:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by tomleah_06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is reserved strictly for Thiests and Atheists.
Know your enemy.
-RATM
2006-10-27 15:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by bc_munkee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. All they are saying is that they don't know. Since they KNOW that they don't know, they are correct.
2006-10-27 15:46:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋