I think a lot of people get the terms Atheist and Agnostic mixed up.
Agnostic: a person who believes that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot know whether or not a God exists
Atheist: someone who denies the existence of god
I know many people who go to church out of duty that are actually Agnostic. They're actually hedging their bets on the afterlife by saying at least they go to church.
There was an interesting discussion on the radio the other day between two Rabbi's, a priest, and a Wiccan minister. One topic they covered was people who go to church out of duty vs. people who discuss religious texts but don't go to church and which could be considered more devout.
All four religious figures agreed that someone with strong beliefs but doesn't go to religious services is probably the more spiritual of the two. What it boils down to isn't whether or not you go to any formal church but how much thought and belief a person has for their particular religion.
I'm somewhere just to the left of agnostic personally but that's a topic for over drinks with friends.
Agnostic: a person who believes that, at our present level of knowledge, we cannot know whether or not a God exists
Atheist: someone who denies the existence of god
I know many people who go to church out of duty that are actually Agnostic. They're actually hedging their bets on the afterlife by saying at least they go to church.
There was an interesting discussion on the radio the other day between two Rabbi's, a priest, and a Wiccan minister. One topic they covered was people who go to church out of duty vs. people who discuss religious texts but don't go to church and which could be considered more devout.
All four religious figures agreed that someone with strong beliefs but doesn't go to religious services is probably the more spiritual of the two. What it boils down to isn't whether or not you go to any formal church but how much thought and belief a person has for their particular religion.
I'm somewhere just to the left of agnostic personally but that's a topic for over drinks with friends.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.