what do you think of agnostics?

Answer 1

I think agnosticism is the only defensible position. Nobody can really know, one way or the other. I think people who say they know are only pretending.

Also I think agnosticism is the only truly open-minded position. I have read what a lot of people have to say and I think I've learned something from all of them. There is some wisdom in every religion if you look for it. But if you were, say, a fundamentalist Muslim, then you wouldn't read something written by a Jew or a Christian, and if you did you'd be very biased towards it from the start.

It seems to me that a lot of religious people seem to think that the more sure they are (or pretend to be) the more -right- they are. And I think this leads to all kinds of problems, like insisting that every story in the Bible must be believed word-for-word, or that other traditions are 'evil'. Agnostics are able to avoid these traps.

Answer 2

A little presumptuous to say that something can not be proved. In a universe of infinite possibilities how can you say this one thing is impossible to prove?

I also think they are falsely presented as the middle ground between theists and atheists. Some theists and agnostics work very hard to redefine the word 'atheist' to mean 'anti-theist'. When the word itself is essentially religiously neutral. Just as asexual is gender neutral. The prefix 'a' means no or without.

Again note that I said 'some'. Also I take it that all who are claiming to be agnostic but not atheist are then agnostic theists?

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"Theists and atheists have pretty much made up their minds based on a relatively minute amount for data"

Thank you Rance for making my point. You've joined some theists in lumping together people who share only a single commonality which is "a lack of belief".

Answer 3

It depends. Some agnostics think there may be a God and are always looking for an excuse to believe. Others are think there may not be a God, but aren't quite convinced yet.

I'm an Atheist, so naturally I prefer the latter.

Edit: No, I haven't met any perfectly neutral agnostics.

Answer 4

Personally...I think that agnostics is the way to go. Whenever someone commits to one path of thinking over another they pretty much close their mind to other options and possibilites. Theists and atheists have pretty much made up their minds based on a relatively minute amount for data and/or faith and will stick to this decision regardless of any furture evidence or revelation. Agnostics remain open to ALL possibilities...

Answer 5

i think that agnostics are confused as o what to believe as there are different beliefs and different religions and different beliefs within religions so it is not hard to understand the confusion. To all agnostics basically if you want to take my advice read the bible follow what it says and take god as your saviour and you can't go wrong from there as if you follow what he tells you it will keep you right

Answer 6

I don't think anything, really. I need a deeper study of them. I don't really know what they actually believe/practice. Sylvia Browne is a Agnostic , I think, or is she Gnostic? What's the difference?

Answer 7

I'm agnostic depending on the god being discussed. I think it is logically absurd to be agnostic toward all definitions of god.

Answer 8

Guess I don't really care. Wait, does that make me agnostic about agnostics?

Answer 9

I learned that I'm supposedly agnostic. I guess they are not presumptuous either way.

Answer 10

Cool