Who are Agnostics? Today this interesting word can be heard more and more often on TV or found in the Internet space. As a rule, this term is used when a religious topic is touched upon.
In this article, we will explain what is meant by agnosticism with simple examples.
Who is an agnostic
The word "agnosticism" came to us from the ancient Greek language and literally translates as - "unknown". This term is used in philosophy, theory of knowledge and theology.
Agnosticism is a philosophical concept according to which the world around us is unknowable, as a result of which a person cannot know anything reliably about the essence of things.
In simple terms, people are not able to know the objective world through subjective perception (sight, touch, smell, hearing, thinking, etc.), since such a perception can distort reality.
As a rule, when it comes to agnostics, the topic of religion is first of all touched upon. For example, one of the most classic questions is, "Does God exist?" In the understanding of an agnostic, it is impossible to prove or disprove the existence of God.
It should be noted that an agnostic is not an atheist, but is a cross between an atheist and a believer. He argues that a person, due to his limitations, is simply not able to come to the correct statement.
An agnostic can believe in God, but cannot be an adherent of dogmatic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam). This is due to the fact that dogmatism itself contradicts the belief that the world is unknowable - if an agnostic believes in the Creator, then only within the framework of the assumption of the possibility of his existence, knowing that he can be wrong.
Agnostics only trust what can be clearly justified. Based on this, they are not inclined to talk on topics about aliens, reincarnation, ghosts, supernatural phenomena and other things that have no scientific evidence.
