What does that word mean? I understand its a term for a religious group who are like aetheists (rite?)...but im not sure. i cant find this word in a dictionary anywhere!
2006-12-10 12:17:59 · 18 answers · asked by jo_z_rox2011 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it's kindof like they don't believe in god but they don't not. like they kindof believe in a higher power but they have no proof in it so there's no reason to believe
2006-12-10 12:22:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the full answers:
There are two typed of agnosticism:
Weak - Weak Agnostics take no stance on religion. They basically do not know. They think there may be a god. There might not be a god. The god might be completely different than every other religion.
Strong - Strong Agnostics think there may be a god, but do not know its true nature. Also, they believe that humans do not have the mind capacity to even fathom or understand what the true nature of god is. This is what I am. Think about it... if you have a dog... he's excited to see you when you get home from work. But, does he understand where you were all day? Does he understand that you were performing a menial task to make X amount of dollars per hour. And that every week you get a piece of paper good for that amount of money, that you can bring to a bank and deposit into an electronic account? And that you can bring a card with a magnetic strip to a pet store, and purchase a can of dog food with that money you made from performing that menial task for eight hours via your checking account via that plastic card with that magnetic strip? No, not only does a dog not understand that, IT COULD NEVER understand that. It's brain is not powerful enough. Who are we to say that we can understand the creation of the Earth, or Universe even! That's pretty arrogant...
2006-12-12 11:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics are NOT the same as atheists. Atheism is when someone believes there are no gods. Agnostics are people who do not claim to know one way or the other, but tend towards believing there are probably not gods. Agnostics are not closed to the possibility of gods existing. You can learn about non believers like atheists and agnostics from an organization of them at:
http://www.the-brights.net/
VERY interesting stuff! I bet this will really upset some people!
2006-12-14 14:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Brendan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My father is a fundamentalist minister-God to him was angry and punishing and we're all miserable sinners who may, if we're lucky, go to heaven, otherwise we're going to the eternal fiery pit... So for some reason, I'm not too keen on the whole god-thing. On good days, I think human beings aren't evolved enough to understand a great deal about other states of being, like, life or death.Other days, I think when we die, we become dust-the end. And I don't think that's bad. It just IS. Most of the time, I don't care one way or the other. I don't consider myself an atheist..god may exist, but even if one of us was next to them, I don't think the average person could understand or "see" them.
2006-12-13 23:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by edith clarke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics aresort of like atheists.However they simply are a line between atheist and theist.They are okay with there being a god and not being a god.A typical agnostic will believe in god probably but not worship god.I
2006-12-10 20:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists do not believe in God. But I think Agnostics can believe in God, if they want to, but not religious dogma, beliefs, and philosophies, ceremonies, or rites.
2006-12-10 20:21:54 · answer #6 · answered by smoothsoullady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
agnostism is a qualifier for atheism and theism.
ie: you can have an agnostic atheist or an agnostic theist.
The qualifier states that they take the position that the existence of a deity is unknown or unknowable.
2006-12-10 20:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by PandaMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOUN: 1a. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. b. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. agnostically
2006-12-10 20:19:51 · answer #8 · answered by ~ Sara ~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An atheist is a person who doesn't believe in god.An Agnostic is someone who believes ,well there could be but then again..who's to say?
2006-12-10 20:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
These are people who do not believe in God, but they do not like the evil looks that people give them when they say they are atheists, so the call themselves agnostic. Sneaky, sneaky.
2006-12-10 20:42:16 · answer #10 · answered by skeptic 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My friend calls them fence sitters.
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NOUN:
One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
2006-12-10 20:20:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋