2007-06-16 05:23:54 · 3 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I often call myself an athiest, but truly I am agnostic... it's just easier to say athiest because I fall under the "Godless" banner. One of the ideas that makes me an agnostic rather than athiest comes from Saint Thomas Aquinas. I have to agree with the first three of his proofs (see: Quinquae viae)... there must be an "unmoved mover" and a "first cause"... also the idea of "contingency" makes sense to me. So I accept that there is something out there beyond my comprehension... I do not think that thing is a personal God (as the 4th and 5th proof try to assert). So yes there is something out there. I don't know what it is, but I seriously doubt it's the personal God as written in the Bible. I don't believe that knowing what that God is has any relevance to my life, so I'll just keep living blissfully happy... and Godless.
2007-06-16 05:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by Zloar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as deities go I have no problem that people want to believe in them I just don't want them strong-arming me to. As far as atheism goes, there is a lot I agree with but I'll not be bullied into becoming one either (ie: the fence sitter, fence walker.. BS). My stance is just as valid as the atheists and that is bit close-minded on some of their parts calling me an atheist in disguise.
2007-06-16 12:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
fence walkers(all agnostics) are really atheists in denial!
2007-06-16 12:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by thirdeyeeagle 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋