I do not believe in any of the god theories I have heard thus far. But I don't think you can prove there is no god of one form or another. Technically I think I am agnostic, but for all practical purposes I call myself atheist. Which label do you think is more appropriate?
2006-11-10 15:58:17 · 23 answers · asked by daniel.foster 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are an atheist. If you want to get technical you are an agnostic-atheist.
2006-11-10 16:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I do not believe in any of the revelations that I know." This means you have heard all the information from the reveal source and you do not believe. In fact, you believe the opposite. This means you are without God, an atheist.
There is no proof about revealed knowledge. It is not some scientific theory that accounts for the facts. There are no God facts. There is belief or disbelief.
There is nothing practical about pretending to be an agnostic, a person that really don't know what they believe. You know what you belief.
What you believe is yours. Nothing that I can say or do will change your "true" beliefs. However, this question has a purpose more than a label.
I would like you to do a word study about belief, believe, believer, and non believer in the Gospel of John. Focus on those words as you read through the gospel. You will find exactly what Jesus say and did regarding belief.
The intellectual presentation of your beliefs makes you an atheist. If you "true" beliefs that comes from revealed knowledge are the same, you are an atheist. The only question I have is do you really know your "true" beliefs. Read the Gospel of John and see what you find.
When you know your "true" beliefs, you would never have had this question since any answer would be meaningless.
2006-11-11 00:36:18 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm probably much like you. I agree there is no way to prove there isn't a supernatural being. When you think about it, the fact anything exists at all is so mind boggling that it seems silly to think that we could 100% rule out the possibility of a supreme creator. But I think the Hebrew Bible is clearly myth, so that makes me an atheist as far as most monotheists are concerned. Anyway, I think you have the right to call yourself either agnostic or atheist, whichever feels right to you. FYI, even Richard Dawkins says he is only a 6 on a scale of 1 to 7 from 100% theist to 100% atheist.
2006-11-11 00:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u think ur agnostic ur probably are agnostic. Because u don't believe the god theories that u heard don't mean u don't believe in god. U just don't believe what people tell u god is, because u probably have an idea for urself what god is like. Remember no one knows for sure what he/she/it is because no one meets god until death. Follow ur heart and u'll find what u believe,
2006-11-11 00:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't believe in labeling people. I don't think your atheist nor agnostic, your just a human being who hasn't/didn't get into the godly theory or biblical truth and there's nothing wrong with that.All of that falls along's with a persons upbringings and perception of the matter.
2006-11-11 00:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by awesome 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are willing to accept that there may be a "GOD" then agnostic is indeed the right term. Of course that's not much better than devil worshipper to some of the holier than thou bible thumpers out there,who's mission in life is to convert you to their way of thinking with as little rational information as possible,but that's ok.
And of course some of previous answers you got proved my point quite nicely,so thx to the intolerant fools on the forum, I always appreciate a little help in making a point more thoroughly.So thx to beatylieswithin and english angora for their comments.
2006-11-11 00:08:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no Religious Path, but keep an open mind while being a "morally" good and decent person, I'd consider you a Spiritual Atheist. Hehe
Its about as paradoxical as being both agnostic and atheist :)
Mind boggling question..I like it.
2006-11-11 00:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tenzin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are like me. I consider myself an agnostic. I think there may be a God, then again maybe not. Either way, an existence of God one way or the other is irrelevant to my souls crossing over after my body dies.
2006-11-11 00:14:19 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that you are asking such a question in a category labeled, "Religion & Spirituality" means that you are searching for something more meaningful than the choices you gave. You want to believe in God, but have trouble weeding through the crap that religion in general has to offer. I rejected (eventually) the religions I grew up with, only to get certain stuff back. So I learned to pick and choose stuff that fits for me. Lately I've been reading Sylvia Browne's (the psychic) books. She re-opend the spiritual window for me. I really like how she clears up all the nonsense about how religion screwed-up God. I reccomend reading some of her books, or go to her website, and research her "religion" called "Novus Spiritus"... Really it's just a way to think that lets you create what's best for you in your own spiritual journey...
2006-11-11 00:14:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An agnostic needs proof and waits for it in limbo (or studies all philosophies in search for some truth)
An athiest decares that there is no God.
I was agnostic, but have seen many incredible things. I just claim to be enlightened for now....WOW. Keep an open mind, brother, you may be in for quite a rush. :)
2006-11-11 00:17:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋