There is no proof on either side, Trying to find God without proof is Agnosticism. from the Greek a, meaning "without" and gnosis, "knowledge", translating to unknowable. I dont care how much faith you say you have or even how huch lack of faith you say you have. NOBODY KNOWS.
2007-01-18 04:24:53 · 24 answers · asked by Sean 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well unless there is a way to find absolute proof, you are correct. Otherwise it is only speculation on both parts. However their is absolute proof to be found. Since God makes his presence known to those that seek him. For if you seek, you shall find. A promise from scripture.
2007-01-18 04:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes thats what I keep arguing... nobody has absolute proof, therefore nobody can honestly say "I Know God exists" or "I Know God doesn't exist" both of those statements are false because nobody has knowledge of that. What we should say is " I dont Know if God exists but I believe he does" or "I dont know if God exists but I believe he doesnt" because that is the honest truth..... people need to grow up and admit their ignorance, I know I do since I am an Agnostic. I say... "I dont know if God exists but I believe he doesnt, however I dont discount the possibility of anything until it has been irrevocably proven one way or the other.
2007-01-18 12:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic isn't about proof, or about being confused whether a god exists. That's just the popular connotation of the word.
Agnostic describes a person that believes we cannot know about the supernatural. Gnostics believe we can. Of course, since the supernatural exists outside of our reality by definition, to say we can comprehend it is irrational. Most people are agnostic. I'm an agnostic atheist.
Agnostic theists are in the most irrational position, because they are claiming to know what they believe they cannot know. But it's not unlike a theist to believe irrational things.
2007-01-18 12:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you think about we all really are even people who beleive in relgion if there honest and sane are not 100 percent certain of it. Gary any body who doent know there is a differnce between Atheism and angnostics is stupid Atheism was never even mentioned in this question. The vast majority of people who follow relgion have it forced upon them by there parents and most stick to it because they are weak.
2007-01-18 12:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by Kay 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right, there is no proof on either side, although there is loads of proof against the texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but you better believe or go to hell :O!
LMAO at Gary below me, around what, 90% of people are religious in America? You think you are going against the stream? Wow.... Most people, besides the academic researchers and academic fields, are religious....
2007-01-18 12:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, in general. But some conceptions of god can be shown to be false. For instance there can be no omnipotent and omniscient god because those qualities cannot co-exist. If the conception of god that is being questioned does not have self-contradictory qualities then you should be agnostic towards it.
Props for being conservative atheist. You're not alone. I'm a Pro-Life Libertarian one...
2007-01-18 12:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well that only takes care of the Christians and the Atheist, there are those of us who are Earth based religion and I have yet to hear someone on here say that the Earth doesn't exist.
Blessed Be )O(
2007-01-18 12:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Stephen 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. The logical default has to be disbelief. If you accept there is no direct evidence to show God exists then you can't sit on the fence, you have to be an atheist. To do otherwise would be intellectually dishonest.
2007-01-18 12:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes. And you shouldn't say that you can't see god then. How do you know what god looks like...or what god is for that matter. And, how do I know that I just typed this?
2007-01-18 12:58:47 · answer #9 · answered by Tabulah Erassa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One can be an agnostic theist or an agnostic atheist - which are you referring to? (I'm in the latter position.)
2007-01-18 12:33:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋