i was having a discussion w/ a friend about this and i cant think of the term! i think it starts with an "A"
2006-12-30 08:10:28 · 17 answers · asked by Sleeping Kittens 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion is belief in one or more gods (including "higher powers"). You can't really have one without the other, though people don't like to admit to their beliefs being a religion.
It is not "agnostic". Gnostic means having direct knowledge of the existence of a god. Agnostics believe that direct knowledge of the existence of a god is impossible. It has nothing to do with whether you actually believe in one or not. However, it has been bastardized to mean being unsure about whether there is a god. But neither of those definitions is just belief in a higher power, but not religion.
There are some who say they believe in Jesus and have a "relationship" with the Christian god, which they name God. They sometimes claim to not have a religion, but it is still Christianity, which is a religion. A religion is any set of beliefs in the existence of one or more gods, including all the rites and rituals that you might attach to it.
Deists belief in a generic higher power that started things then stepped back and let everything happen according to plan. They don't have any rites or riturals, generally, but they are still a religion because it is a belief in the existence of a god.
2006-12-30 08:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Believing In A Higher Power
2016-12-30 09:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief In A Higher Power
2016-11-01 21:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theist is the generic word for belief in a Higher Power provided that the Higher Power is singular.
Universalist is also a common definer if you believe the Higher Power is the same across the religious spectrum but just has different names.
2006-12-30 08:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by mike g 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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what is the term if you believe in a higher power but not in religion?
i was having a discussion w/ a friend about this and i cant think of the term! i think it starts with an "A"
2015-08-14 15:46:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic Spiritualism? (there may or may not be a God, but you maintain a belief in a spiritual aspect of reality without adherence to any religion.)
Adavaita (self and the whole out of Hinduism)?
Nondescripts there is a difference between Gnostic and Agnostic. The same of the difference between Thesist and Atheist.........the A makes all the difference as it is a negation of the root word.
2006-12-30 08:15:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theistic Agnosticism, a form of Agnosticism that also believes in a higher power.
2006-12-30 08:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The term is deist. An agnostic believes that neither the existence nor the non-existence of God can be proven.
2006-12-30 08:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Religion is man made for the most part.
I believe in God, just not the many religions out there.
2006-12-30 08:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2014-02-26 17:00:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋