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Just in case someone doesnt know and Agnostic IS NOT an Atheast!
We do believe in a higher power just not any of the ones who have been thought up yet.
no, im an athiest howver an agnostic means that they are undecided there not sure if they beleive in a god or not but they usually dont beleive in the gods of main religions and they dont rule out athiem either if they do beleive in a god, that would mean they had a different religion but there are quite a few agnostic people on here however because a lot of people come here to ask a question then dont come on again its hard to find many who are regualry on
My dictionary defines the word 'agnostic' like this: A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.
If I would put figures on my own views, than I could be about 5 percent agnostic and 95 percent atheistic.
I'm pretty sure 'gnost' means 'to gain knowledge' or more simply 'to know' ...while 'gnosis' is the word for 'knowledge' itself.
If you want to know more about Agnosticism, There is a decent explanation, history, and some of the common types listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism
Agnostic is more of a slang term.
Uhhh... no... its an actual standpoint (Thomas Henry Huxley); which views the existence and non-existence of God, deities, etc. as unknowable. The 'unknowable' or 'no knowledge' (knowledge = gnosis [Greek]) is where the 'agnostic' term comes from.
We do believe in a higher power just not any of the ones who have been thought up yet.
Uhhh... not exactly... you're describing an ''Agnostic Thiest'' or maybe a ''Empirical Agnostic''
I consider myself Atheist, because god/s to me are in the same category as leprechauns and santa clause if you know what I mean.
yeppers :D
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