Question to my fellow Agnostics?

Question

what does being an agnostic mean to you? now before you give me the definition of what agnosticism is you don't have to do that i know what it is as i am agnostic myself. i just want to know being an agnostic means to you?

this question is for agnostics and i don't need your wise *** comments

*sighs* i see that some people are not understanding the question

Answer 1

There are two kinds of agnostics, those that don't know and don't care, and those that don't know and do care. Unfortunately, I fall in the second category. I say unfortunately, because, imo, it is way easier to be in the first or to be someone with a specific belief who has already "figured it out" on a personal level (this includes athiests). When you don't know and you are intelligent/spiritual/do care, you spend a huge amount of your time and mental energy trying to figure out and analyze everything. You take apart everyone's beliefs, including your own. You read and study everything. You spend more time researching a religion than it's own followers. You are intruiged by these beliefs and the possibilities/ramifications, but you are troubled by the inconsistencies/leaps of logic, etc. You are constantly searching and seeking an answer that you realize on some level may never come to you. On some level you are even perhaps envious of those that can just believe or not believe and move on with their lives without cluttering up their thoughts and time with never-ending questions and trying to "figure it all out."

Answer 2

Ooh, Er, um...

How long you got Seal?

Lemme see. Never been a believer, but am kinda 'spiritual' maybe. At least, questioning life, the universe and everything.

Went through Buddhism, Zen in particular, which as you know, has no 'god' and is really just a practical way of dealing with stuff and becoming happy.

But now drawn to Taoism. Which is mostly 'philosophical'. But then there's this 'Tao' thing. It's like a life force, or energy, flowing through everything, unifying us all. And at times it occurs to me that it sounds a bit 'goddy' really.

So I'm starting to think perhaps I'm not an atheist after all. Perhaps I'm more of an agnostic? But not in a 'personal god' way. Still can't accept that. But that element of doubt is what leans me towards agnosticism.

If that makes any sense at all!
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Answer 3

I think I would consider my self agnostic. It doesn't really affect me on a daily basis. I don't really think about religion and God. I don't really know if my beliefs along the lines of agnostic though. I believe that the Bible is just trying to tell us a story about morals. You can't take it literally. Just like you can't take a tabloid literally...someone had to write it, and they can put whatever they want into it. Yes, there may be a higher power...but who can be the judge of that. We will only know when we get where we are going. Wherever that may be. My thoughts may not be common, but I grew up Lutheran, and I just didn't feel it. I didn't see the connection and I kinda made my own inferences about God and the Bible.

Answer 4

To me, I think I believe that God or some greater power does exist, though not necessarily a loving and caring greater power. It's hard to wrap my mind around the idea of everything being random, though I admit that it is possible. Mostly, I believe that it isn't possible for us to know, and most religion is merely a coping mechanism for people who can't handle the idea of being a cosmic accident. But even without the threat of a vengeful God and an eternity in hell, I believe that everybody has a duty to do the best they can toward their fellow human being, and the Golden Rule sums it all up for me:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Whether or not the Bible is a true story, it does contain some truth.

Answer 5

I was brought up Christian, but it seems that my faith is less than what it used to be. Perhaps it's part of having an analytical mind. Granted, I haven't completely given up on the concept of God, yet I'm unsure about religion. There are many questions I have, and despite asking through prayer or researching, have yet to find the answer. Hence, to me, agnosticism means that I'm unsure of my direction.

Answer 6

properly I used to call myself agnostic, yet looking back, that replaced into extra to stay away from offending my kinfolk too very much (all born back fundamentalist evangelicals who little question nevertheless pray for me) i'm no longer conceited adequate to declare that i understand there is not any god, to any extent further than i understand despite if or no longer there is clever life different than on earth. i think of the probabilities of there being a god as defined via bible believers is vanishingly small, and the probabilities of there being clever life additionally small, yet statistically extra attainable. it relatively is a huge universe, and it relatively is in the area of my mind's eye to settle for that there ought to be some creature who ought to be sufficiently stepped forward that we would interpret it as a god. like the "Q" on megastar Trek next era, working example. An agnostic perspective says that we can't obtainable understand one way or the different, and that to dedicate to the two end of the spectrum is senseless. i detect that to be a susceptible, wishy-washy argument, and that i've got abandoned it for a extra classic skeptical atheist perspective. in case you suspect some thing, and choose on me to have self belief it, coach me a reason to different than faith is all I request. so a great way as God of the bible (gods? by no potential specific with that trinity nonsense), or Allah of the qu'ran, or those of the Greeks or the Norse...it incredibly is a diverse problem. i'm a a hundred% hardcore atheist approximately those gods. in basically a similar way, and for a similar motives as each and every of those faith practitioners is atheistic approximately another god yet their very own.

Answer 7

To me being agnostic means being honest with myself. It means being in a position favorable to actual knowledge, by accepting no answer to questions that can not be asked/answered scientifically or that I feel there is not enough information gathered for it by myself.
Other than that, I don't know what it means to me but its fun to think about.

Thanks man.

Answer 8

It actually means hardly anything to me..

I consider myself agnostic.. but I really have no feelings associated with it. I just think: I have no proof of either.. why worry about trying to convince myself otherwise. It's futile.

Answer 9

I like it, being an agnostic. I get to like whatever I want. I like meditating, yoga, martial arts, fairies, Goddess', adventure, psychedelics, Shamanism, book learning, the unknown. infinity, all are mine to find treasure with in, all teachings that go against my grain can be dismissed without guilt.

Answer 10

agnosticism for me is not a search or fake belief in knowledge, it is simply the fact of proof and without it we know nothing. i like living by that theory, because if you don't have proof that a god(s) exist then you have proof that you don't know.
i've got a kind of blended religion of agnosticism/wicca/buddhism.