It is possible for a man to be a true agnostic: "a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god." It is however, impossible to be a true atheist: one who one "who believes there is no deity." both definitions taken from http://www.merriam-webster.com/
It is easy to say there may or may not be a God. There is no commitment with such a statement. On the other hand, it is impossible to support the utter denial of the existence of a being who is eternal, has all knowledge, and is present everywhere.
To categorically deny the existence of God is to say that one has eternal knowledge and presence to look into the past, present, or future and declare with certainty that God does not exist in any dimension. This position is impossible to defend because we humans are notoriously frail, bound by time, education (or lack thereof), and restricted to our current dimension with few exceptions.
Unable to have all knowledge, unable to reach every point in the universe, and unable to step beyond our current dimension, we cannot state with certainty that God does not exist.
Making such a statement requires a degree of faith, possibly even more than when one states, "There is a God."
So be careful what position you hold. :-)
It is easy to say there may or may not be a God. There is no commitment with such a statement. On the other hand, it is impossible to support the utter denial of the existence of a being who is eternal, has all knowledge, and is present everywhere.
To categorically deny the existence of God is to say that one has eternal knowledge and presence to look into the past, present, or future and declare with certainty that God does not exist in any dimension. This position is impossible to defend because we humans are notoriously frail, bound by time, education (or lack thereof), and restricted to our current dimension with few exceptions.
Unable to have all knowledge, unable to reach every point in the universe, and unable to step beyond our current dimension, we cannot state with certainty that God does not exist.
Making such a statement requires a degree of faith, possibly even more than when one states, "There is a God."
So be careful what position you hold. :-)
- Just Thinking
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