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I have wondered about this for awhile now, really I just don't know...can anyone enlighten me? Other religions really interest me...thanks

2007-04-10 09:26:22 · 21 answers · asked by Kerilyn 7 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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An agnostic believes that there is a God, Divine, or other super-conscious existence but that there is no way to know exactly what that is. This is where faith comes in.

I am a mystical agnostic where as I have received spiritual enlightenment but the full scope of God is far beyond my human intelligence. I can still have faith in what I believe about God even though I realize that they are not necessarily the truth.

Einstein was also an agnostic. "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."

Hope this helps.

2007-04-10 09:42:58 · answer #1 · answered by Michael 3 · 2 0

Agnosticism is the view that the existence of God is impossible to be known or proven. The word “agnostic” essential means “without knowledge.” Agnosticism is a more intellectually honest form of atheism. Atheism claims that God does not exist – an improvable position. Agnosticism argues that God’s existence cannot be proven or unproven – that it is impossible to know whether God exists. In this concept, agnosticism is correct.
Agnosticism is essentially the unwillingness to make a decision either for or against God’s existence. It is the ultimate “riding the fence” position. Theists believe that God exists. Atheists believe that God does not exist. Agnostics believe that we shouldn’t believe or disbelieve in God’s existence – because it is impossible to know either way.

2007-04-10 18:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0 0

Agnosticism is the concept that the existsence or non existence of god or any other higher power such as gods or goddesess is unknowable. One can be an Agnostic Atheist which means that they don't believe in any higher power or deity or deities but that they don't know for sure. One can be an Agnostic Theist as they could believe that a higher power or god or deities exist but they don't know for sure. And then there are some Agnostics who are in the middle between Agnostic Atheists and Agnostic Theists who simply claim that the existence or non existence of god or any deity or deities is unknowable period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism

2007-04-10 09:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Agnostic's don't believe anything. It's wrong to call them a religion, it would be like calling bald a hair color. Agnostics take no view one way or the other, allowing that anything natural or supernatural could be the case, and claim it to be unknowable

2007-04-10 09:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I am a theistic agnostic, and I believe that god may be the noosphere. Other agnostics are atheistic in their beliefs believing that a god does not exist but cannot be proven. These are just two of many varieties of agnosticism.

The wikipedia page will be helpful to you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism#Qualifying_agnosticism

2007-04-10 09:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 3 0

First answer not exactly correct. An agnostic is someone who believes that there might or might not be a god. They may further believe that it is impossible for anyone to know for sure if there is a god or not.

2007-04-10 09:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 1 0

An agnostic is someone who is not sure if that a higher power exists. As opposed to an atheist who believes there is no higher power(God).

2007-04-10 09:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by gerber baby 3 · 0 1

the 1st question I asked myself exchange into, "With such a great number of religions around the globe, who's to day which one is right?". My eventual answer exchange into that none of them are good. Then i began out thinking why the completed international, technology after technology could have self assurance an exceedingly small team of folk who declare to be attentive to the actuality. If somebody got here alongside today and claimed to be attentive to the actuality without evidence of any type, might you have blind faith in his/her word? If no longer, then why might you suspect somebody from 2000 years in the past? The clincher for me exchange into the theory that faith is somewhat an equipment of prepared administration over the plenty. don't get me incorrect - faith has completed wonders in instilling a great wakeful among the everyday public. even nevertheless it has additionally completed superb incorrect from conflict to abuse of potential and greater.

2016-12-20 10:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

An agnostic is someone who believes the human mind cannot know whether God exists or not.

2007-04-10 09:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 3 1

Agnostics believe that any reality of a god is unknown and likely unknowable. They are non-committal and normally non-dogmatic.
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2007-04-10 09:36:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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