Thread: Agnosticism

I myself happen to be agnostic. I won't admit God or deny his igsistance. I still belong to to the church tho. Just because I want to be wedded in a church and when I die I want a funeral and be buried to a church cemetary...
I think quite many are agnostic here in Finland too. Especially young people like myself.
I'd say it's pretty normal...

I guess I am agnostic. Or atleast I'm getting there. I'm not as active as I used to be in the church. I used to be a youth leader, preacher, and a worship leader. But I lost myself. I still attend church on some Sundays. But it's like what my parents say "It's not just showing up it's actually believing and doing something about."

Grumble Grumble ??? smells smoke... Grumble

Moving to the Debate Forum....

Originally Posted by NightFox

Personaly I think I would be something what some1 calls atheistic agnostic. ^_^

But what I would like to know what you guys/gals think about people that
answer that they are agnostic when asking their "religion"?
And second Have you ever planned to resign from church?

There is a important distiction between 'atheist' vs. 'agnostic'. The first is a belief that 'No God Exists'. The second is a belief that the 'Nature of God' (which includes existence/nonexistence) is unknowable. Proving the 'nonexistence of God' is just as hard (or impossible) as proving the 'existence of God'. And being 'agnostic' does not mean you lack religion, as most sects of the Buddist religion would be considered 'agnostic' in nature...

Right, sorry for wrong category.

You are right that agnostic doen't lack for religion. But for that "atheistic agnostic"- thingie I have some explanations.
I don't argue about gods, because I believe that there might be no gods...
But in the other hand I will accept god(s) if some1 proofs me their existence.
Got that term from some finnish website so I really can't translate the meaning so
you "must" believe me when I say that the meaning is something like "disbelieving angostic".

Originally Posted by NightFox

Right, sorry for wrong category.

You are right that agnostic doen't lack for religion. But for that "atheistic agnostic"- thingie I have some explanations.
I don't argue about gods, because I believe that there might be no gods...
But in the other hand I will accept god(s) if some1 proofs me their existence.
Got that term from some finnish website so I really can't translate the meaning so
you "must" believe me when I say that the meaning is something like "disbelieving angostic".

Beleving about god aint about proof, its about faith. You believe in air dont you. Cant touch or see that either.

Originally Posted by kastelic4444

Beleving about god aint about proof, its about faith. You believe in air dont you. Cant touch or see that either.

Well some people need more proof then just faith. I'm technically Catholic, but I consider myself Agnostic. I can't say if I believe there is a God, but I don't have enough proof to say there isn't a God.

I'm fine with it for now. Religion isn't a very important thing to me since I'm starting to believe more and more each day that when we die we just go into the ground and thats the end of it. I don't like that, but I can't help feeling that way.

I believe that people who are born into religion are less likely to be agnostic. Especially if your parents have the habit of going to church or some religious function regularly. If you are influenced by religion from the beginning of your childhood (when your imagination is open and can be easily influenced) it becomes part of your character and influences your beliefs and actions for the rest of your life.