Does Christian+Atheist=Agnostic?

Answer 1

Yeah, sure. You take one Christian, who is absolutely sure that there is a God who created everything, and one Atheist, who is equally sure that there is no God and everything has a logical, scientific explanation. You somehow fuse them together, possibly using the Vulcan Mind-Meld technique, and you end up with one very confused Agnostic who isn't quite sure about anything.

Answer 2

Um no. Many people are rather confused about actual definitions, so here's a run down for you.

The literal definition of agnostic is one who lacks knowledge in a god or gods. (gnostic meaning knowledge, a meaning without .... therefore, without knowledge) So technically, since noone in the world has first hand 'knowledge' of any deity, and simply rely on faith, every single person qualifies as an agnostic, even those who won't admit to it.

The accepted definition of agnostic means to be unsure ... normally it means the person is undecided, or that the person believes in a higher power, but doesn't pretend to know who or what it is.

Answer 3

No. Agnostics say that it is impossible to tell rather there is a god or not. Even if they thought there was a god, it wouldn't be Christian necessarily. They are much closer to an Atheist than a Christian.

Answer 4

no,
let me explain:
Christian = Theist (someone who belives that there is a God)
Atheist = A-thest (someone who believes that there is NO God)
Agnostic = a-gnostic [gnosis - knoweledge] (someone who doesn't know. In the religious matters - someone who says either (a) [hard agnisticism] - noone can know if God exist or (b) [soft agnosticism] he doesn't know whether God exist or not.

The difference between (a)hard and (b)soft agnosticism is that in (a) nobody can even know at all about God and in (b) we might not know, but some day or at some place someone might know about God.

p.s. by the way, atheist and theist are mutually exclussive concepts. That is a person CANNOT hold to both. (that's why some people say they were agnostic because they say they cannot decide what position to take).

~~peace~~

Answer 5

Agnostic is someone that admits that they don't know if there is a great 'truth' out there to be found and or if there is a God or Gods and generally they don't really care.

I am a bit of an agnostic myself. I have accepted that it is impossible to know for sure who or what the Gods are, and I don't care.

Answer 6

No, it doesn't.

A Christian is a theist who believes in the god Yahweh, and in Jesus as his son.

An atheist does not believe in any god.

Theism and atheism are about belief - one believes, one doesn't.

Agnosticism is about knowledge - the philosophy that the question of the existence of god is unknowable.

You can have that philosophy and not believe, and you would be an agnostic atheist (as I am), or you can have that philosophy and believe, and you would be an agnostic theist (whether Christian, Muslim, or otherwise).

Belief/knowledge. Two different things.

Answer 7

I'm not sure I understand the question. Do you mean if I marry an Atheist, our children will be Agnostic?

Answer 8

No. First, you're assuming that a religious person is Christian. WRONG. There are many religious people who are not Christians.

Secondly, an agnostic is one who believes in God but not any particular religion.

Answer 9

Nope, Atheist don't believe in a god and I believe Agnostic is Greek for know nothing.

Answer 10

Technically, Atheists don't believe in God, while
Agnostics believe we don't know or can't know.
So your equation using definitions does not add up literally.

But I would say that an Agnostic IS somewhere in between the other two, if that is what you mean.

Two examples of Agnostics I know:
My boyfriend, who identifies himself as Agnostic, believes there is a God but does not believe we can know or comprehend the nature of God. He does not consider himself a Christian, but from observing his judgment, character, and actions in life I feel he is a Gentile guided by conscience or Christ as a Christian is.
He just does not call it that or relate to Christianity, though he does a better job of following the right path, naturally. I liken him to Adam in the Garden who naturally obeyed God even without awareness that came later after biting into the apple and gaining knowledge.

My friend Steve is an ordained minister, who considers himself both a Christian and an Agnostic. He has faith in God and the Bible, but does not believe the limited human mind and perception can fully know the true nature of God. We could all be wrong. So he questions things similar to other secular humanists, Atheists or Agnostics but retains his Christian faith and works to reconcile where there are differences in perception or terminology for our understanding of God and life, people and relationships.

I find that all people seek to establish a comfortable truth, no matter what position they start in, grow into, or end up. I find the respect for truth and search for understanding common among Atheists, Agnostics, Christians, Buddhists, Pagans, etc. And the critical factor is whether or not someone has faith that all people are guided by a common truth, and it is just a matter of forgiving and reconciling differences and past trangressions before people can agree in harmony. If people do not see the common good or common truth in others equally, when they cannot forgive and thus lose their faith that people or relationships can be reconciled after a conflict betrayal or transgression, that is when differences become obstacles to establishing a common truth.

Notes RE: Christians and Christianity
(1) You can be a Deist and not a Christian. To me, Christianity is the spirit of charity, and to be Christian means to be equally charitable toward all neighbors, and to be of good conscience.
So people can believe in God, yet be so unforgiving and judgmental of others, that it can cause more harm than good.
(2) Christians claim faith in Christ, but like anyone else on this planet, I find Christians are in various stages of understanding the true meaning of Christ. Very very few truly embrace the full meaning of "Universal Messiah" for all tribes and all people. Many self-proclaimed Christians are taught or conditioned to judge or exclude nonChristians as unchristian. I find this exclusion not necessary but counterproductive, even contradicting the Christian principle of unconditional love and often serving as a hindrance to the real message of Christ which embraces and uplifts all humanity with divine forgiveness, thus saving us from living trapped in the past.
(3) I believe when there is "mutual forgiveness" and acceptance between Christians and nonchristians who have rejected each other, then both sacred and secular followers of truth can put their knowledge together and establish a common understanding. I believe God created us to have different religious, political, and philosophical viewpoints so that we could study things from all angles in order to establish a more objective, comprehensive perspective from all sides.

We may never know the full nature of God and God's creation; but if we at least agree on the truths that humanity has amassed collectively, among the various religions, tribes and cultures, and even through science and philosophical agreement, we can at least establish that much of God's truth amongst ourselves.

I believe as we follow that process of reconciliation, and work to establish common universal truths, this is the equivalent of establishing the Kingdom of God on earth, universal salvation, and world peace.