I’m agnostic. Some think this means I’m a seeker. Others say I’m
sitting on a fence with only two sides.
I view it more as a wall, the limit of human knowledge. The wall reaches higher and stretches farther than any single individual can see. Every brick is data. Every section of the wall is information.
An individual can only focus on very little information while needing to ignore most of it. Mostly focusing on the Biblical information will encourage a Biblical worldview. Focusing on the information in the Qu’ran will reinforce a more Islamic worldview. Besides any single book is an unfathomable amount of more information that will never be learned.
If information overload wasn’t enough, beyond the wall are unlimited possibilities only constrained by the limitations of human imagination. To take a leap of religious faith beyond the wall of knowledge means identifying exclusively with only one possibility at the expense of all others.
So I’m agnostic because of the limitations of knowledge, the vastness of information, and the infinite possibilities beyond. I suppose this metaphor is somewhat similar to the blind men and the elephant.
How does your faith treat agnosticism and the limitations of human knowledge? Is it important to discern between what we know, what we don’t know, and what we merely believe to be so?
sitting on a fence with only two sides.
I view it more as a wall, the limit of human knowledge. The wall reaches higher and stretches farther than any single individual can see. Every brick is data. Every section of the wall is information.
An individual can only focus on very little information while needing to ignore most of it. Mostly focusing on the Biblical information will encourage a Biblical worldview. Focusing on the information in the Qu’ran will reinforce a more Islamic worldview. Besides any single book is an unfathomable amount of more information that will never be learned.
If information overload wasn’t enough, beyond the wall are unlimited possibilities only constrained by the limitations of human imagination. To take a leap of religious faith beyond the wall of knowledge means identifying exclusively with only one possibility at the expense of all others.
So I’m agnostic because of the limitations of knowledge, the vastness of information, and the infinite possibilities beyond. I suppose this metaphor is somewhat similar to the blind men and the elephant.
How does your faith treat agnosticism and the limitations of human knowledge? Is it important to discern between what we know, what we don’t know, and what we merely believe to be so?