Author Topic: I told my mom I Converted  (Read 12489 times)

I'm a tribal atheist Jew!

Agnostic=/=not believing in anything.

Agnostic=/=not believing in anything.
There isn't any proof of god therefore he probably doesn't exist. If god does exist it's nothing to spoil milk over.

There isn't any proof of god therefore he probably doesn't exist. If god does exist it's nothing to spoil milk over.
No, agnostic is the belief in a supreme being, but we humans cannot properly comprehend it. So, we just live our lives and hope that the supreme being will come down to us one day.

Anyway, my mom is the exact same way as yours, Valen. She just wishes I believed in a god.

I used to think in heaven there would be a huge feast.
And that there was no such thing as hell.

No, agnostic is the belief in a supreme being, but we humans cannot properly comprehend it. So, we just live our lives and hope that the supreme being will come down to us one day.

Agnosticism:

An intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge.

An agnostic could have the belief you outlined above or he or she could take a more atheistic perspective.

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Well, for a catholic school, there are a suprising amount of agnostics there, including the some teachers. Every single one I've talked to gave me that definition of agnosticism.

If someone is unsure if whether or not there is a god, they should follow this advice:
"When in doubt, lie, cheat, and steal just make the most outrageous claims."

There isn't any proof of god therefore he probably doesn't exist. If god does exist it's nothing to spoil milk over.

Lern2dictionary.

Well, for a catholic school, there are a suprising amount of agnostics there, including the some teachers. Every single one I've talked to gave me that definition of agnosticism.

If someone is unsure if whether or not there is a god, they should follow this advice:
"When in doubt, lie, cheat, and steal just make the most outrageous claims."

You go to a catholic school, you're not going to get loving atheists or atheistic definitions.

I hope that second part is a joke.

You go to a catholic school, you're not going to get loving atheists or atheistic definitions.

I hope that second part is a joke.
Yes, the second part is a joke, but you'd be surprised how many agnostics and atheists attend this catholic school. It's such a good school that even those that don't believe in the catholic god are willing to join.

No, agnostic is the belief in a supreme being, but we humans cannot properly comprehend it. So, we just live our lives and hope that the supreme being will come down to us one day.

Anyway, my mom is the exact same way as yours, Valen. She just wishes I believed in a god.
Agnositicism is a philosophical viewpoint. It's basically viewing that claims, such as the beginning of life or the existence of a God or gods, is either unknown or impossible to know.

For me, I believe that the majority of those claims can't be proven. However, if I were to lean more to one side, it would be Atheism.

EDIT: Added in the quote I was referring to.

There can be Agnostic Theists and Agnostic Atheists, so you can't say it's the belif in a supreme being when it is not.

I used to think in heaven there would be a huge feast.
And that there was no such thing as hell.

 Valhalla :U

Every atheist is agnostic unless they are a complete buffoon. That being said, just because we can't know for sure doesn't mean we can't determine probabilities of one side being true.

Agnositicism is a philosophical viewpoint. It's basically viewing that claims, such as the beginning of life or the existence of a God or gods, is either unknown or impossible to know.
This is pretty much me.

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Eat pasta in His name at least once a week to praise the Flying Spaghetti Monster.