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What were you before and why did you change?I am now an Agnostic
If so, does anyone know what it involves?
Long story short:What were you before
Recent global events (such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in the Ukraine and the potential for WWIII both around Taiwan and in Europe) got me thinking about God...why did you change?
According to Professor Richard Dawkins, it's a scientifically approachable topic since its a yes or no question.I am now an Agnostic
I don't know and I don't think anyone knows and I don't think it is possible to know
Is there such a thing as an Agnostic way of life?
If so, does anyone know what it involves?
And here Dawkins is wrong. The question isn't scientifically decidable, as the proposition "isn't even wrong". Without a definition, the proposition can't be examined. With a definition, the majority of believers will say: "the god you have just disproved isn't my god - so you haven't disproved god.".According to Professor Richard Dawkins, it's a scientifically approachable topic since its a yes or no question.
It's discussed in his book, "The God Delusion" including the approach through agnosticism.
Either there is a God or there isn't a God.
I have never considered the idea that God is a servanti know a man thats says he's Agnostic all because he believes that God is a servant. Eddi is that your thought .that God is a servant ?
I don't know about a way of life, but there is a way of thinking, it's call scepticism. Agnosticism is mostly applied to the god question, but originally it is the general notion that one should withhold judgement towards every un-evidenced or unproven proposition. For me personally, that means that I don't listen to gossip, that I question news and I sometimes even question my perception and memory.I am now an Agnostic
I don't know and I don't think anyone knows and I don't think it is possible to know
Is there such a thing as an Agnostic way of life?
If so, does anyone know what it involves?
Deep down, most people are and always have been. The shift isn't in belief, just realisation.I am now an Agnostic
No. There is an Eddi way of life though. I'd suggest you focus on getting that one right.Is there such a thing as an Agnostic way of life?
You arent sure if God exist so you're an atheist because you don't think anyone can know God exist, is that right? Why do you think they can't know that?I am now an Agnostic
I don't know and I don't think anyone knows and I don't think it is possible to know
Is there such a thing as an Agnostic way of life?
If so, does anyone know what it involves?
An Agnostic doesn't know about the existence or nature of gods.You arent sure if God exist so you're an atheist because you don't think anyone can know God exist, is that right? Why do you think they can't know that?
I was asking the poster called Eddi but thanks for your thoughts.An Agnostic doesn't know about the existence or nature of gods.
An atheist doesn't believe the claim of the theists.
There are "soft" and "hard" Agnostics. The former think that god isn't known, the latter think that god can't be known.
There is at least ample evidence that gods aren't known. Just look around, and you'll find that the theists don't agree about any properties of "god", even so they had millennia to come to an agreement. They obviously don't know what they are talking about.
If I knew, I'd be one.What is the ample evidence God cant be known?
Which god?Lumping all theist into one group is as nonsensical as atheist and agnostic are the same. I must say though I don't hold any agnostic in very high regard. There are only two possibilities in regard to God, he either exists or he doesn't.
I would love to hear your story.I am now an Agnostic
I don't know and I don't think anyone knows and I don't think it is possible to know
Is there such a thing as an Agnostic way of life?
If so, does anyone know what it involves?
I will just try and live my life as ethically as possible!Will you live your life as if God does NOT exist, or will you live your life as though he DOES?
There are also agnostic theists. I ought to know, being one. It means I think God can neither be proven nor disproven, we simply can never know. Yet despite this I choose to believe in God and to live my life as though he exists.I was asking the poster called Eddi but thanks for your thoughts.
If a "hard" agnostic thinks God can't be known why wouldnt they just be an atheist?
What is the ample evidence God cant be known? Lumping all theist into one group is as nonsensical as atheist and agnostic are the same. I must say though I don't hold any agnostic in very high regard. There are only two possibilities in regard to God, he either exists or he doesn't.
Which is absolutely awesome, and in my book, that counts the most. But without religious activity such as worship, it is basically choosing to live your life as though God doesn't exist, so even if your ideology is agnostic, your practice is atheist. Not putting you down, dude, its fine with me. I just want to bring clarity to your choice.I will just try and live my life as ethically as possible!
It seems you don't understand what (philosophical) Agnosticism entails. There are agnostic theists, but there can't be believing or practising Agnostics. What should we believe or practise when we don't know about the nature of god? Even if it existed, we wouldn't know what god(s) preferred. Any kind of worship is pure speculations about the nature of the gods.I would love to hear your story.
Despite not knowing, we all have to choose how to live our lives. Will you live your life as if God does NOT exist, or will you live your life as though he DOES? Because while may not wish to make a positive statement one way or the other, you still have no choice but to act one way or the other.