Sentences with phrase «of the agnostic who»

This is the position of the agnostic who, according to the Oxford dictionary definition is «one who holds that nothing is known, or likely to be known of the existence of a God or of anything beyond material phenomena.»

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There are some agnostic theists, who are not sure about a god, but lean toward accepting one or another of them, but I think that the majority of agnostics live without belief and conduct their daily lives atheistically.

Historian Will Durant, who was an atheist or at least an agnostic, wrote that for the life of Jesus to have been invented if He didn't exist would be a bigger miracle than any attributed to him.

I know people who are not affiliated with any religion (agnostic, not atheist) that are far more humane in action than any number of «religious» people.

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.

For example, François's new right - wing colleague, Godefroy Lempereur, introduces him to a nativist literature heavy on demographic studies purporting to show that «belief in a transcendent being conveys a genetic advantage: that couples who follow one of the three religions of the Book and maintain patriarchal values have more children than atheists or agnostics.

Most of the righteous people I see are agnostics and atheists; most of the unrighteous people I see are those who claim their god is going to punish and burn people who don't have the same non-provable OPINIONS as they do.

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.

What I was sure you could never know I now know, and now I am in the uncomfortable position of knowing this and having to defend it to all of my atheist and agnostic friends, who think I've probably lost my mind.»

«Self - identified atheists and agnostics have tripled since 1990, from 1.1 million people to north of 3.6 million — but the number who now claim «no religion» is 34 million, or fully 15 percent.»

One example is the mob of Atheist and agnostics who congregate to this website whenever there is any doubt about religion or God.

Since from what you say «not assigning gods nonexistence a «true»» you aren't rejecting the possibility of a God only it can't be proven which like you said would be Agnostic Atheist and is not the same as someone who claims there is no god and rejects the possibility of it.

According to the work produced by David B. Barrett's religious statistics organisation (FYI, the man was a Christian no less) atheists number more than Jews, Sikh's, Shintos, Baha'is, Jains, combined, and if you want to consider all «non - religious / secular / agnostic / atheist» together, since the whole «non-religion» movement is kinda riddled with people who find conontations of words like «atheist» to be bad enough to not want to declare themselves atheist, you'll find the number of that non-religious group also amounts more than those religions plus buddhism, and taoism or even Confucianism.

Religious Differences on the Question of Evolution (United States) Percentage who agree that evolution is the best explanation for the origin of human life on earth Atheist / Agnostic 87 % Buddhist 81 % Hindu 80 % Secular unaffiliated 77 % Jewish 77 % Catholic 58 % Religious unaffiliated 55 % Orthodox 54 % Mainline Protestant 51 % Muslim 45 % Hist.

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 answers).

People who are true Agnostics would sit squarely in the middle, so their belief claim shouldn't tilt either way (but it typically errs on the side of a god).

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 terms).

Those whom I have communicated with, were they elected to the high offices of the land, would first move to rob their fellow citizens of their right to religious freedom leaving only those who are atheist or agnostic free to worship their god..

Why don't we all bring out the best in each of us and accept one another for who we are — christian, muslim, jew, agnostic and atheist — we are all in this together!

The summarized version of the agnostic prefix is «One who admits he doesn't have information to reach a reasonable decision either way».

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.

«An atheist agnostic is someone who does not believe in gods and also thinks that the existence of gods can not be known.

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...

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 reality of se - x, abortion, contraception and STD / HIV control: — from an agnostic guy who enjoys intelligent se - x -

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.

The reality of 21st century moral tragedies in regards to se - x, abortion, contraception and STD / HIV control: — from an agnostic guy who enjoys intelligent se - x -

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.

It's not just Atheists and Agnostics who paint faith with a broad brush; it's all too common of a problem within Christianity itself.

@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.

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.

I kind of wondered if AA was the right place for me for a while and then I connected with resources and people who were agnostic or atheist.

It was Williams the publisher who met a young W. H. Auden, then an agnostic poet, to discuss his Oxford Book of Light Verse, for which he was paid # 100 in 1938.

Mary Karr — «completely unbaptised, completely without faith», an «undiluted agnostic», an alcoholic and someone who wants «to eat all of the chocolate and snort all of the cocaine and kiss all the boys», the child of a father who drank himself to death and a mother who married seven times — started going.

The department was proposed by Phil Zuckerman, a sociologist of religion, who describes himself as «culturally Jewish, but agnostic - atheist on questions of deep mystery.»

Yet I would doubt very much whether the majority of those who call themselves «agnostics» would accept the dictionary definition.

If I plead for more understanding on the part of Christians for those who have not enjoyed a Christian upbringing, I would also plead that the agnostic should know much more accurately than he appears to do what the Christians of today, particularly the young Christians, really believe.

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.

Two researchers at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga found that atheists and agnostics run the range from vocally anti-religious activists to nonbelievers who still observe some religious traditions.

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...

And if we add to that, the millions of living atheists, agnostics, and former Christians who have had similar experiences to mine and would agree with my conclusions, and add to that the millions of non believers and former believers in the past, some of which have left in writing a sampling of their conclusions, it would seem to me that our personal experience and perspectives cancel each other out, and all you are left with is your belief in the words written in your bible.

Please, all of those who want to tear down Christianity, or any religion for that matter, and destroy our faiths (of course not all atheists, agnostics, and unaffiliates because I know there are a lot with good hearts), please stop.

Atheist - turned - agnostic astronomer Fred Hoyle, who coined the term «Big Bang,» famously stated, «A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.»

A «gnostic» is one who knows about the existence of god and an «agnostic» is one who thinks that god is unknowable.

For our Atheist and Agnostic friends who cling on «inaccuracies» in the Bible and the whole concept of trinity (which a lot of Christians struggle with)-- After reading those verses, you shouldn't take the Quran lightly in your endeavor to «save» those believing souls!

Anyone who has attended the sprawling, annual meeting of the AAR - SBL — where agnostics, Adventists, Baptists and Mahayana Buddhists jostle amiably among the bookstalls — can testify that the reigning gods of the academy are tolerance, pluralism and relativism.

You said, «Please, all of those who want to tear down Christianity, or any religion for that matter, and destroy our faiths (of course not all atheists, agnostics, and unaffiliates because I know there are a lot with good hearts), please stop.»

I mean, I know many people of different faiths, and even agnostics and atheists who live by these «character traits.»

inotherwards why can't our president be a agnostic or a buddist or even a good muslim or a hindi or admit he's not comfortable with organized religion???? Who really give a sh @@ t??? let's concentrate on the important issues, like the inability of this countries middle class to make ends meet!!!

mama kindless is near the end of her days and not afraid to die a happy agnostic atheist — that's what they call people who don't try to be too know - it - all about deities, but who have enough sense to be hoodwinked by other men.