Some people might be considered agnostic when their family...?

Question

Finish the Sentence.

I don't understand this sentence for my Greek Vocabulary Sentences.

I know what the word agnostic means... i just don't won't to put the sentence in a form that wasn't correct. Thanks for the help though!

Answer 1

agnostic describes a person who cannot say that God does exist or does not exist.

when their family.... refuses to acknowledge that God exists or does not exist.

Answer 2

Okay, let's define agnostic first in terms of this sentence. It's used as an adjective (they are considered how? instead of what?).

Using dictionary.com, we see that adjective agnostic means to be doubtful or non-committal. From the Greek, using the prefix a- (meaning "without") and gnosis (meaning "knowledge").

Well, how do people show inability to make decisions (or unwillingness to make decisions) -- possibly because they "don't have enough information"?

Answer 3

a = Greek particle meaning "no" or"not"

gnostic = from the Greek root for knowledge (gnosis, gneo, etc.)

a-gnostic = someone who does not know

An agnostic is somebody who doesn't know if there is a God or not, or if it is even possible for humans to know if there is a God or not. It's different than an atheist who is sure that there is no God.

Answer 4

...isn't sure if God exists.

An agnostic is one who is unsure about the existence of God. An Atheist doesn't believe in God, the various religious faiths believe in one or more Gods.

Answer 5

Agnostic means you don't know whether or not there is a god. Atheist means you don't believe there is a god.

Answer 6

or they themselves do not claim to know wheather or not there is a God

Answer 7

hopes God doesn't exist.