2007-05-15 19:43:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A - not
Gnosis - knowing
Agnostic means that someone doesnt know either a) if god exists or b) what the relationship between God and Man is....
(in other words, they dont believe in a religion)
There are a lot of folks on here (Yahoo) that think being an agnostic means that you aren't a Christian....
Go figure.
2007-05-15 19:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Agnostic means that you're not against the idea that there may be a God, but aren't quite totally convinced either way. Most who declare themselves Atheists actually tend to fall into this catagory.
Atheists--the other side of the fence--beleive that there is no God in any conventional sense, perfering to place faith in logical and critical thought. Most require proof before beleif. Some only ask that a given idea makes sense (follows logic).
It's not unusual of one to waver back and forth between being Agnostic and being Atheist, but most Atheists seem to become Agnostic first--providing that they are coming out of another faith, such as Christianity (the most common religion in America) or Christianity's offshoots.
That said, it's highly individual how one reaches a given faith. Ask fifty people, and you'll get fifty answers. But the answer you're reading is mine, and I hope it helps.
2007-05-15 19:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by writersblock73 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic means not knowing.
There is a revelation. You either believe it or you don't. An agnostic has not made that choice.
2007-05-15 19:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics claim either that it is not possible to have absolute or certain knowledge of God or gods; or, alternatively, that while certainty may be possible, they personally have no knowledge.
2007-05-15 19:55:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lirrain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics don't believe in any specific 'god". They hold the contention that any ultimate reality is god.
2007-05-15 19:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by ShadowCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means not knowing whether or not a god exists. It can be either 'weak agnosticism' which is the belief that the existence of a god is unknown but could be discovered, or 'strong agnosticism' which is the belief that the existence of a god is unknowable.
2007-05-15 19:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That you believe there is neither enough evidence for the belief in god/s or lack of evidence to suggest the existence of a god/s.
2007-05-15 19:48:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you KNOW for a fact that the existence of God can not be known. this gives you license to have a go at non believers and believers. And presume yourself to be taking the intelectual High Ground.
jk
2007-05-15 19:46:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means you question the existence of god! Your not sure whether or not you believe in god!
2007-05-15 19:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Sherrie L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To realize the truth
2007-05-15 19:50:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋