2007-11-24 11:46:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Who's lying? Evidence is evidence...
2007-11-24 11:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...although this amounts to same as atheism (in that they are denying the existence of God in all practical ways, just not making the dogmatic claim that God cannot possibly exist, which is a little too extreme...), agnostics are the most honest in admitting that they do not, and cannot, know the truth. The problem is that this does not make for very good conversation...
2007-11-24 19:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, religion is a belief system created by people to allow them to get through their days and lives. It doesn't matter what religion you choose to celebrate, it brings you comfort and answers. It's a belief system, hence the reason people say " I believe in God" or whomever they worship. It brings people closer together and gives many a purpose in life. Agnostics tend to be pretentious and bitter towards life, or just trying to be "cool." The majority of non-agnostics are just living and not trying to push their beliefs on others, the way this query seems to be doing. As no one has yet to prove that their is "no God", isn't it therefore, a lie to say there isn't?
2007-11-24 19:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More moral no.More honest, Yes.
But they`re not more honest than me. I`m willingly to admit that the concept of God is logically impossible. Therefore God does not exist, absolutely. Agnostics are sort of like religious moderates. They`re fence sitters. They don`t have the gall to take a position.
2007-11-24 19:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by Future 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How you live your life is the important thing. Do agnostics live their lives in reference to God or not? Intellectually, they may be undecided but they live as if they have decided.
Besides, no one knows for sure whether God exists or not. We're all agnostic in that sense. Some accept that God exists because they want to seek His love. Others deny that God exists because they don't want His authority over them.
I think agnostics reject God but want to maintain a "plausible deniability", i.e. just in case there is a God, they want to be able to tell Him that they didn't reject Him.
2007-11-25 06:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Agnostics pretend they know that the problem of whether God exists or not is unsolvable by subjective experience. There's no way they can know if it's possible or not.
2007-11-24 19:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
I think atheists are more honest. Knowledge is not in question. No one knows for sure.
The question is belief. Do you have any beliefs in any gods?
Atheists say no. Theists say yes. Most agnostics also say no.
2007-11-24 19:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by CC 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Who is lying? How can you make such a brood sweeping generalizion of all people opposing your view and claim to be moral? Doesnt that make you the liar?
2007-11-24 19:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think most True Believers are liars; I think they usually truly believe what they profess. However, I personally think agnosticism is more intellectually honest than believing in something that has zero empirical evidence supporting it...
2007-11-24 19:55:14 · answer #9 · answered by crypto_the_unknown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do atheists lie? I don't believe a god exists, so I'm not lying to say I don't.
2007-11-24 19:50:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Mister inbetween group;
Jesus Those that are not for Me are against Me;
2007-11-24 20:00:28 · answer #11 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋