Sentences with phrase «as an agnostic in»

@Bill W Messenger: As an agnostic in AA, I found the chapter to which you refer, to be rather a disappointment as it seems to be written only from the perspective of those who were at one point either agnostic or atheist and had consequently found a faith.

I guess you could classify me as an agnostic in those days, I had no reason to need God, or not need Him.

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In an interview this week, Williams gave one of the clearest indications yet that he sees the site's future as being a content - agnostic hosting service for publishers of all kinds.

First, the method is agnostic as to what the money is spent on, so money spent cleaning up an oil spill looks remarkably similar to money spent building a new hospital or school in terms of economic impact.

High - profile, successful, and gold - agnostic investment - world luminaries assess the macroeconomic risks of radical monetary policies and reach a similar conclusion: This will end badly: — Seth Klarman: «All the Trumans (reference: a 1998 movie [The Truman Show] in which the main character's entire life takes place on a TV set which he perceives as reality)-- the economists, fund managers, traders, market pundits — know at some level that the environment in which they operate is not what it seems on the surface....

As part of his role, Mr. Duggan was also involved in fundraising efforts for a strategy - agnostic aircraft leasing platform.

In Response to comments regarding me as an agnostic I believe you to be incorrect and misusing the term «Agnosticagnostic I believe you to be incorrect and misusing the term «AgnosticAgnostic».

It's likely that the majority of them fall into the agnostic category of agnostic atheists, as identified in wikipedia.

Some of which I find some to be, obviously in my limited * opinion * more plausible than others, but as an «agnostic» I just keep my mind open to all possibilities.

Since atheists and agnostics are just as prone to human frailties as the religious, I don't doubt that there * are * evil people who are athiests... but facts and numbers show that these «evil atheists» are a bunch of pikers compared to the violence and viciousness of those who promote hatred and violence in the name of their God.

To close in «The Stand» Mother Abigail and Nick Andros (who is portrayed as being at lest agnostic) have a discussion (through Ralph reluctantly translating for Nick) about his belief (or lack of) in the Christian god.

I am making the «belief in no god» a concept that a Atheist (not a Agnostic Atheist) would view as true but can not prove so their view would fall under the definition of faith.

Some athiests are just as bad as the fundimentalists... because they «know» I being and agnostic, however, take issue with anyone who says that people who are not religious do not think... in fact, it has been found that statistically, athiests and agnostics know the bible better than christians.

... and as for atheists / agnostics commenting on religious matters, it is important since uncontrolled religion can lead to various levels of theocracy (e.g. Iran in the extreme case) which obviously would be detrimental to all of us.

I have no data to back this, but I presume that if someone were indoctrinated into religion and then escaped from it, they may be more likely to self identify as an atheist or agnostic and still score better than someone never exposed to it in the first place, who might self identify as «nothing in particular.»

You can be an agnostic atheist, which most people that label themselves as «agnostic» are also atheists since they still don't believe in god.

In a New York Times blog, Ross Douthat notes that Pew created two nonbeliever categories instead of one: the much publicized atheist / agnostic category (which got 21 out of 32 religious knowledge questions right) and a much larger category of respondents who described their religion as «nothing in particular» (which got only 15 right — a bit below the national average of 16 correct answersIn a New York Times blog, Ross Douthat notes that Pew created two nonbeliever categories instead of one: the much publicized atheist / agnostic category (which got 21 out of 32 religious knowledge questions right) and a much larger category of respondents who described their religion as «nothing in particular» (which got only 15 right — a bit below the national average of 16 correct answersin particular» (which got only 15 right — a bit below the national average of 16 correct answers).

Darwin wrote in his later years: «I think that generally (& more and more so as I grow older) but not always, that an agnostic would be the most correct description of my state of mind.»

As it turns out, the category of U.S. adults who do not believe in the divine is much larger than the category of those who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these termsAs it turns out, the category of U.S. adults who do not believe in the divine is much larger than the category of those who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these termsas either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these terms).

@Bill Thanks for an intelligent post BUT you know as well as I do that the dumb sh - its in this country won't vote for an atheist or agnostic or any other religion besides a Christian.

As an agnostic, I believe that Evolution and a belief in God are definitely compatible. . .

I don't know where the reporter pulled 3 - 4 % as her statistic for the atheist / agnostic population in America, but that is very inaccurate.

And some Atheists there is a vested interest into making Agnostics into Atheists so as to say, «Common on, sure there may be a super turtle flying around the sun that is the source of all happiness, but we don't believe it is possible enough to grant the least credence, so we are A-Super-Turtlists in the same way we are A-Theists.»

comments show Internet as church for atheists The Internet has become the de facto global church for atheists, agnostics and other doubters of God, who of course don't have bricks - and - mortar churches in which to congregate.

Agnostic I am not & is very dumb as is in the definition, call me a nostic.

From Agnostic to Islam and I have seen examples in the past... so my humble request to you is not to stop... keep learning or studying the new stuffs... an advice to you when you decide to study or learn about Islam — do not point to the people who does wrong things as wrong doing people are there in everywhere regardless of faith, but look into the scripture and go to someone who has knowledge if you have any question that bothers you but make sure that person is well educated to his community... i ask The Almighty God to open your heart...

So for some Christians, there is a vested interest in making all Atheists into Agnostics so as to say, «See, there could be a God — you should stay more open minded.»

at the end of the day i'd rather have an agnostic or atheist as president than someone who believes in some fairy tale, or thinks that god tells people what to do, or that religion is necessary for morals.

The religious leaders have done next to nothing in this regard, except at times to be teach their members to be intolerant of others, especially those who have no regard for the Bible, such as atheists or agnostics.

In fact, as an agnostic, it has me considering doing the opposite for a year to see if / how my stance is affected.

As an agnostic who's read the bible a number of times and knows it neither scare me nor convinces me, I can tell you he's absorbed the point of christianity in a way that many of his peers have not.

This shows up in the relatively low total number of people self - identifying as SBNR and atheist / agnostic in the polls compared with what I see in the people I meet.

The study, published in the January edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry, says spiritual but not religious people, as opposed to people who are religious, agnostic or atheist, were more likely to develop a «mental disorder,» «be dependent on drugs» and «have abnormal eating attitudes,» like bulimia and anorexia.

Thus in dealing with the real human problems, such as the relief of suffering, the adjustment of personality, the release from fear and ignorance, the care of the physically or mentally defective or of the aged and infirm, there is nearly always a desperate shortage of living agents, and among their small number the cozily non-committed agnostic is very rarely to be found.

In the stormy sea of modern life, the Humanist (he used to be called the Rationalist) and the generalised agnostic is as much tossed on the waves as we are.

It's also, sadly, risky to come out in a traditionally conservative Christian area as an atheist or agnostic, or, in my case, being a student of Zen Buddhism.

From Kat W.: I've known of pagans who run the gamut from secular agnostics who treat their spirituality as completely metaphorical, to those who are pagan re-constructionists attempting to resurrect ancient tribal religions and espouse a literal belief in their chosen pantheon of gods.

I'd like to point out that the writer is not unique, and as member of AA for over 20 years, I have known people to get sober in AA from every religion, denomination as well as other atheists, agnostics or non-believers.

As an agnostic, it sounds like Mr. Hawking is making a similar leap of faith in saying there is no god / afterlife as religious people who say there is.As an agnostic, it sounds like Mr. Hawking is making a similar leap of faith in saying there is no god / afterlife as religious people who say there is.as religious people who say there is...

All the same, that doesn't justify one in saying (as agnostic scholars say) that no one should read anything into the plays.

In nineteenth - century philosophies elaborating the evolutionary theory it appears as an overtone of agnosticism, as in Herbert Spencer's reference to the Unknowable.5 Even in modernist theologies like that of Shailer Mathews one senses this agnostic note accompanying the formulation of its practical or functional rationale, as when he wrotIn nineteenth - century philosophies elaborating the evolutionary theory it appears as an overtone of agnosticism, as in Herbert Spencer's reference to the Unknowable.5 Even in modernist theologies like that of Shailer Mathews one senses this agnostic note accompanying the formulation of its practical or functional rationale, as when he wrotin Herbert Spencer's reference to the Unknowable.5 Even in modernist theologies like that of Shailer Mathews one senses this agnostic note accompanying the formulation of its practical or functional rationale, as when he wrotin modernist theologies like that of Shailer Mathews one senses this agnostic note accompanying the formulation of its practical or functional rationale, as when he wrote,

Many atheists came from religious backgrounds and wished to know then due to the knowledge found, left the belief in god behind... Yes, there are some agnostic religious people, but they still believe and therefore would side with religion, as the non believers either agnostic or not would side with the atheists.

As for my statement that it takes as much faith to be an atheist (or more) than it does to believe in God: 1) First of all we should clarify - by commonly held terminology you would better be described as an agnostic not really an atheisAs for my statement that it takes as much faith to be an atheist (or more) than it does to believe in God: 1) First of all we should clarify - by commonly held terminology you would better be described as an agnostic not really an atheisas much faith to be an atheist (or more) than it does to believe in God: 1) First of all we should clarify - by commonly held terminology you would better be described as an agnostic not really an atheisas an agnostic not really an atheist.

hippypoet, too funny as you assume you wrote something original «atheists and agnostics are in many cases the same people....

On the other hand, Christians (or religious people in general) shouldn't be excluded from the political conversation either, as they would be if only agnostic opinions could count.

Agnostics, being that they do not currently believe in a deity, also count as atheists.

I'm an agnostic because it's just as dumb to have faith in the nonexistance of something without a shred of evidence to support your belief as it is to have faith in the existance of something without a shred of evidence to support that belief.

I think this notion that b / c some religious people are jerks and shove their religion down your face that its acceptable to be an atheist (which is in fact blind faith as well, do not confuse agnostic with atheism) jerk that wants to shove their opinion down your throat.

ps Robert Brown you might say I am still in the wilderness as an agnostic.

I personally am a Agnostic but I feel that religion is the better of two evils as long as it is kept in contexts and controlled.