It's very possible I'm confusing the two since I don't know much about agnostics and I'm to lazy to learn. My point about people believing what it's easiest to believe is still valid though. In some way they find it easier than the alternative otherwise they'd believe something (else). Those of us who believe in God do so because some experience has made it easier to believe than to deny. Those who don't, because it's easier to deny. And those who don't know, because it's easier to throw up their hands and say "well, I don't know" than to find out.
Perhaps an agnostic is agnostic because he's afraid of death (at which point he'll find out, won't he) rather than being afraid of death because he's agnostic. On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:34:22 -0600, District Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible you're confusing atheists with agnostics? As has been > stated, an agnostic is by definition a doubter. A true agnostic simply > doesn't know whether there is a god or not (or where that god may be > found). It would be incorrect to suggest that agnostics _believe_ > anything. > > An agnostic would have to deal both with the worry that there is a god > and the agnostic may be living in violation of that god's rules *and* > with the possibility that there is no god and that there is no point for > the agnostic's existence. Agnostics tend to be terrified of death, > because they fear they will cease to be. > > An atheist, on the other hand, believes there is no god -- in a way, > it's like a faith. It is the atheist who takes comfort in having no > accountability to a supreme being -- because they profess a sure belief > that there is none. > > Dave > > >>> Andrew Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/31/04 11:05 AM >>> > On the contrary, agnostics are agnostic _because_ it's the easiest > explanation for them to accept. They find it remarkably fun to > entertain the idea that they have no accountability to a supreme > being. Why else would they believe it? If they say that they're some > kind of martyr for "accepting the cold hard truth" it's a load of > bull. > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -- Andrew Jorgensen ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
