I was told an Agnostic believs in God but does not practice organized religion.
True or false?
2007-09-09 20:12:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gnostic came from the Greek and meant "to know". When "a" precedes something it establishes a negative, hence "not to know" or "don't know" (i.e. whether or not there is a God, let alone a personal one)
Hence atheist means "no God" because the Greek word for God was theos, hence atheos means no-God.
Gnostic = To know
Agnostic = Not to know
Theist = God
Atheist = No God
2007-09-09 20:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Somewhat true. We may or may not believe in "God". For most of us, we are unsure. For most, we have trouble believing that there is a supreme supernatural being that blinked us into existence, while also having trouble believing that we evolved from nothing, with no thought behind it. I personally believe in a spiritual world, but most definitely not the god of Abraham, most definitely not Jesus as the Christ and savior, most definitely not any religion that holds belief up as being more important than human beings. There are many different types of belief systems that could be categorized as agnostic. To summarize the most basic principal: Maybe.
2007-09-10 03:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by tremonster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic comes from the Greek "agnosto" meaning unknown. So the agnostics do not claim to have any knowledge of god.
2007-09-10 03:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostics are not sure of the existence of god, or they believe that it isn't possible to know of the existence of god.
2007-09-10 03:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
agnostic(noun)~ 1. a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.
2. a person unwilling to commit to an opinion about something.
2007-09-10 03:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnostic are the Proverbial Fence Sitter.
You can't pin them on anything.
They are the true Thinker that cannot be put in a box.
2007-09-10 03:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by Diablo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not exactly.
an agnostic does not know or claim to know if there is a God, or anything about the characteristics of God.
the agnostic also does not claim to know what god wants of them.
2007-09-10 03:18:53 · answer #7 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A shallow disbeliever who likes the freedom of waffles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
2007-09-10 03:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually they can not determine whether there is God or not.
2007-09-10 03:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋