I am in a weird rut where I beleive all of this came from somewhere, BUT I don't beleive anyone is watching over me. But I still want to be Jewish. How do I explain to people that I can still be a Jew and agnostic at the same time!
2007-07-22 11:42:59 · 7 answers · asked by labohemianartist 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can be an Agnostic Jew because Judaism is a religion based on actions, and not on beliefs. If you don't believe in G-d but still live a good life, you are living a good life and that is all that matters.
2007-07-22 12:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I second what Lady Suri says. You can say you believe in the God that Albert Einstein believed in:
"I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings."
If you were born to a Jewish mother (or father in Reform Judaism), you are Jewish and always will be unless you renounce it.
2007-07-23 14:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two types of Jews.
Biological Jews, which are Jewish by birth,
and spiritual Jews, which are Jews by faith.
As an agnostic, you are unsure of your beliefs, and are theoretically searching for truth in faith.
As a Jew by birth, you are an agnostic Jew.
By bloodline, you are a true Jew.
By faith, you are an agnostic Jew.
2007-07-22 18:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Judaism is the belief in a God, the Jewish God. Agnostic is not dismissing the belief in God, but not exactly believing it either.
You cannot say that you don't know if there is a God, then be part of a religion saying you believe in the Jewish God.
2007-07-22 18:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by Alley S. 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well, it depends.
if you mean that you're jewish by descent, then yes you can be an agnostic jew.
if you're talking about judiasm as a religion, no, you cannot be both. the two are in direct contradiction. one says "i believe in god" and the other says "i'm not sure if there's a god or not"
2007-07-22 18:48:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Easy.
"Jew" is used to describe heritage, nationality, and a religion... they don't always overlap.
2007-07-22 18:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
antibiotic: there is no jewish god! we worship the same god, Allah (SWT)!
2007-07-22 19:32:02 · answer #7 · answered by ~ Noora ~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋