I saw this as an option under religion when i filled out my myspace profile. Just curious as to what it was about.
2007-03-23 18:10:45 · 20 answers · asked by figgyslovejr 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sure thing, buddy!
Ir's no religion, at all.
Agnostics are those who don't dubscribe to "Religion".
Cheers!
ST
2007-03-23 18:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by In Memory of Simon Templar 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Agnosticism is a philosophy, not a religion. In and of itself Agnosticism does not deal with any aspects of religion other than to say that it is not possible for us to truly know anything that cannot be proven or disproved empirically. God is one of those things. It is a theory (or groups of theories) attempting to describe the human condition based on personal experience and interpretation of the world around. Existentialism is another philosophy, as are Absurdism, Nihilism, Humanism, etc...
Christianity is a religion as are Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc... Religions have rules regarding their practice (consistency is another matter), they define the nature of existence, the soul, creation, afterlife, and spirituality. They tell their followers how they should live to get to Heaven, Valhalla, the Elysian Fields, or how they'll end up in a bad place if they fail. They deal with ideas such as reincarnation. In essence, they define a concept of the afterlife. Most have some sort of creator or creative force which, usually defines all that is good. They also usually have some sort body or force to represent evil. Some of the more interesting ones embody good and evil in the same being(s) or force(s).
Atheism is a sort of anti-religion. It defines the non-existence of any sort of god, creator, force, etc... It is quite different from agnosticism because atheism still claims knowledge of things that cannot be proven or disproved just as any religion does.
Agnostics can have faith in a religion or have faith that there is no god while realizing the limitations of their ability to know if there is or isn't anything there. One can have faith but not *know.*
Just as a Humanist or Existentialist can have faith in a religion or be atheist, so can an Agnostic. Belief in a philosophy does not negate belief in a religion any more than the other way round.
2007-03-23 19:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by ophelliaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnosticism is not a religion, but a claim that we cannot conclude whether there is a God or not.
I'm an atheist, and I think I can safely say that any sane person is agnostic, but those that use it as their belief system like to be thought of as more sensible than others, and they don't have a belief in whether as God does exist or not. Some even practice a religion, still under the idea that we just don't know.
Different from agnostics, I actually do believe that God does not exist, but like all skeptics, I am open to any evidence you have that you can give me.
2007-03-23 18:18:03 · answer #3 · answered by juhsayngul 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Agnosticism is not a religion, but an ideology that states that evidence for the existence of a god or gods is either not present, or unattainable. Likewise, conclusive proof of the nonexistence of the same is also not present or unattainable.
2007-03-23 18:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by RabidBunyip 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It's not a religion, it's more a way of describing a thought: That it is impossible to know whether or not God exists.
2007-03-23 18:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Regarding agnosticism:
There's agnostic theism - any theistic religion.
And agnostic atheism - not a religion.
A common misconception is that agnosticism is separate from theism and atheism.
2007-03-23 18:16:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a religion. It's the belief that there is an uncertainty of the existence of a Higher Power.
2007-03-23 18:16:38 · answer #7 · answered by Joa5 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
An agnostic is a person who believes that the existence of God cannot be proven nor disproven.
2007-03-23 18:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
agnostic is kind of like pergatory, between believing in a god or not believing in a God. Agnostics arent usually agnostic for very long as I am told (Iam agnostic) usually in time they choose to believe or not to believe.
2007-03-23 18:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by darkcloud5757 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Agnostic" isn't a religion. It means you aren't a theist (believe in God or gods) but you aren't an atheist either (believe that God or gods don't exist).
Agnostics believe that there's no way to prove or disprove the existence or non-existence of God or gods.
2007-03-23 18:15:29 · answer #10 · answered by koncur 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not a formal religion. Just a person who believes in some higher power, but uncertain of how to describe that higher power. Uncertain if God really is how formal religions describe him.
2007-03-23 18:19:50 · answer #11 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋