Please explain to me in details what an Agnostic is. I just recently started hearing this word and I have no idea what it is.
2007-07-26 19:14:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but believes that you cannot know for certain whether or not either exist.
2007-07-26 19:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is an agnostic different than an atheist?
Doubt versus certainty: An agnostic is either skeptical or believes that one cannot know whether there is a god or not. An atheist denies the existence of a god, or simply lacks belief.
Answer: There is not neccesarily a difference, agnosticism is the belief that the existence or non-existence of gods cannot be positively known either way, it is erroneously equated with being "undecided".
If you are undecided then you are an atheist or non-theist by default, because you don't believe in a god or gods. If you do believe in a god in general, but not a personal god, but do not claim to know this being exists, you are an agnostic deist. If you believe in a personal god or a god which has had contact with humans but do not claim positive knowledge, you are an agnostic theist. And if you believe gods don't exist but do not claim positive knowledge of this, you are an agnostic atheist.
2007-07-26 19:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by dont try 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An agnostic does not deny god exists, she just denies that anyone can ever prove it either way. It's a Greek word that means "without knowledge."
2007-07-27 04:02:29 · answer #3 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially an agnostic is a person who isn't sure either way if there is a god or not.
2007-07-26 19:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means you do not believe that a god or deity exists
2007-07-26 20:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋