agnostic, atheist

agnostic, atheist
An agnostic disclaims any knowledge of God; an atheist denies the existence of God. That is, an agnostic says "I don't know whether there is a God"; the atheist says "There is no God." An agnostic does not deny the existence of a deity but claims that he does not know and that no one else can either. An atheist believes that God does not now exist and that He never has existed. Related terms are disbeliever, doubter, freethinker, unbeliever.

Dictionary of problem words and expressions. . 1975.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Agnostic atheism — Agnostic atheism, also called atheistic agnosticism, is a philosophical doctrine that encompasses both atheism and agnosticism. An agnostic atheist is atheistic, in that he or she does not believe that any deities exist, but is also agnostic, in… …   Wikipedia

  • Agnostic theism — is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. Per theism, an agnostic theist believes that the proposition at least one deity exists is true, but, per agnosticism, believes that the existence of gods are unknown or… …   Wikipedia

  • Agnostic — the philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • Agnostic atheism — the philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • Agnostic theism — the philosophical view that the truth values of certain claims particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • Agnostic atheism — a condition of being without theistic beliefs; an absence of belief in the existence of gods, thus contrasting with theism. This definition includes both those who assert that there are no gods and those who have no beliefs at all regarding the… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • atheist — See agnostic. See agnostic, atheist …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • agnostic — See agnostic, atheist …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • atheist — atheist, agnostic, deist, freethinker, unbeliever, infidel designate a person who rejects some or all of the essential doctrines of religion and particularly the existence of God. An atheist is one who denies the existence of God; an agnostic is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • agnostic — [ag näs′tik] n. [coined (1870) by HUXLEY Thomas Henry < A 2 + GNOSTIC] a person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause, or anything beyond material phenomena adj. of or characteristic of an… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”