21 October 2005
Agnosticism
A while back I saw a bumper sticker that said: "Militant Agnostic: I don't know and you don't either".
I think that's both rude and stupid. Rude because, well, telling someone what to believe is always rude (and futile).
Stupid because, to me anyway, the point of agnosticism is that I DON"T KNOW! Which means that I don't have any right to tell people who do know that they're wrong.
Maybe the person with the bumper sticker thought they were being funny, but I (an agnostic) find it in bad taste. Plus, I think it makes agnostics who are tolerant of other people's religious beliefs, such as myself, look bad.
Bah!
I think that's both rude and stupid. Rude because, well, telling someone what to believe is always rude (and futile).
Stupid because, to me anyway, the point of agnosticism is that I DON"T KNOW! Which means that I don't have any right to tell people who do know that they're wrong.
Maybe the person with the bumper sticker thought they were being funny, but I (an agnostic) find it in bad taste. Plus, I think it makes agnostics who are tolerant of other people's religious beliefs, such as myself, look bad.
Bah!
# posted by mamurd @ 8:55 PM 
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A Christian pollster called me last week. I answered all her questions as best I could. The question about the nature of god(s) was multiple choice. She wouldn't let me pick two answers though.
The two I liked the best were "God is within each and every person" and "God is the omnipotent creator of the universe." The answers about multiple gods or non-existent gods I didn't like...
The two I liked the best were "God is within each and every person" and "God is the omnipotent creator of the universe." The answers about multiple gods or non-existent gods I didn't like...
I heard in Salt Lake City that the LDS church started after Joesph Smith figured out that "they can't ALL be right" and knelt in prayer and asked "which church was true."
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