Agnostic – Someone who "does not know" if God exists
(Pronounced ag-nos-tik)
To remember the definition of the word agnostic, use the following mnemonic:
She was in agony with her nostril after a tick (agnostic) bit it, but she didn't know if it was going to be serious or not.
Examples of agnostic in a sentence
Even though she was agnostic, she found religious studies fascinating.
His agnostic beliefs had him wondering if there was a deity who guided him in life.
While my family don't believe in God, I am agnostic.
The internet provides us with many views of the difference between an agnostic and an atheist. The following are some of the quotes we found:
- "An atheist will tell you that they do not believe in a God."
- "An agnostic will shrug their shoulders and say, maybe, maybe not."
- "atheism is not believing any God exists."
- "agnosticism is not knowing if any god exists."
- "I usually use the terms in what I consider to be a practical sense. If you think the chance of there being a God is less than 10%, then you are an atheist."
- "If you are above 10% but less than 90% then you are an agnostic."
- An atheist would assert: "As far as I am concerned, there is no God."
- An agnostic is likely to say: "God may exist, I just don't know. I am open to the possibility, but the evidence so far does not convince me to make a stand."
