2007-05-16 10:12:00 · 8 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Agnostic. Because it says "Any God who could possibly exist"...therefore it is not actually denying there is a god. Agnostics don't necessarily believe there is no God, but they are not sure. Atheists on the other hand, believe that there is absolutely no god whatsoever, so they would not even acknowledge "any god who could possibly exist." So, yep, the statement is Agnostic.
2007-05-16 10:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by ₪ڠYiffniff ڠ₪ 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There is a definitional problem going on. You see, some people like to separate atheists into a bunch of sub-groups or perhaps rate their degree of atheism on a spectrum.
At one end of the spectrum are the 'strong atheists', the strongest of which wouldn't believe in or worship a god EVEN IF they were provided with ample proof of such an entities' existance. At the other end are people who may simply have never been introduced to theistic ideas (babies, etc) or people who don't follow any particular set of theistic beliefs of practices.
As you can see, just about anyone who was agnostic would probably fit under a definition of 'weak atheism' by the above standard. And that's our problem - different people are calling the same set of ideas by completely different names. Some of the people who you or I might think of as agnostics, then, may instead self-identify as atheists. And vice versa.
2007-05-16 17:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Agnostic. The statement recognizes that there is a possibility of diety, but believes that it doesn't matter because there is no way to know if God really has an impact on any of our decisions. By contrast, an atheist believes that God doesn't exist. Period. There's isn't any "COULD POSSIBLY." Here's Niche: "God is dead."
2007-05-16 17:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by janbee_2006 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Does not apply to either one of them.
Atheists do not believe any god exists. And Agnostics, they do not know.
2007-05-16 21:35:57 · answer #4 · answered by Ulrika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic, they don't care and don't support either side. This is a perfect representation of that.
2007-05-16 17:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by Information man 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a baritone voice, I say "The question is irrelevant for you, Paganus".
2007-05-16 17:18:07 · answer #6 · answered by RexRomanus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is agnostic......
2007-05-16 17:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
who cares!!
2007-05-16 17:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by getdayayo 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋