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Agnostic theism is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist
believes in the existence of at least one deity, but regards the basis of this proposition as unknown or inherently
unknowable. The agnostic theist may also or alternatively be agnostic regarding the properties of the God or the gods
he or she believes in.
Views of agnostic theism
Agnostic theism is belief but without knowledge,
as shown in purple and blue (see Epistemology).
There are numerous beliefs that can be included in agnostic theism,
such as fideism, but not all agnostic theists are fideists. Since
agnosticism is in the philosophical rather than religious sense a
position on knowledge and does not forbid belief in a deity, it is
compatible with most theistic positions.
The classical philosophical understanding of knowledge is that
knowledge is justified true belief. The founder of logotherapy, Viktor
Frankl, may have well exemplified this definition. Seidner expands
upon this example and stresses Frankl's characterization of
unconscious.
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Agnostic theism could be interpreted as an admission
that it is not possible to justify one's belief in a god sufficiently for it to be considered known. This may be because
they consider faith a requirement of their religion, or because of the influence of plausible-seeming scientific or
philosophical criticism.
Philosopher Sren Kierkegaard believed that knowledge of God is actually impossible, and because of that people
who want to be theists must believe: "If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely
because I cannot do this I must believe."
Christian Agnostics practice a distinct form of agnosticism that applies only to the properties of God. They hold that
it is difficult or impossible to be sure of anything beyond the basic tenets of the Christian faith. They believe that
God exists, that Jesus has a special relationship with him and is in some way divine, and that God should be
worshipped. This belief system has deep roots in Judaism and the early days of the Church.
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[1] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index. php?title=Template:Irreligion_sidebar& action=edit
[2] Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009) "A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology" (http:/ /
docs.google. com/ gview?a=v& q=cache:FrKYAo88ckkJ:www. materdei. ie/ media/ conferences/ a-secular-age-parallel-sessions-timetable.
pdf+ "Stan+ Seidner"& hl=en& gl=us). Mater Dei Institute.
External links
Epistemology (http:/ / plato. stanford. edu/ entries/ epistemology/ ) - from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(http:/ / plato. stanford. edu/ )
AGNOSTICISM (http:/ / xtf. lib. virginia. edu/ xtf/ view?docId=DicHist/ uvaBook/ tei/ DicHist1. xml;chunk.
id=dv1-03;toc. depth=1;toc. id=dv1-03;brand=default) - from Dictionary of the History of Ideas (http:/ / etext. lib.
virginia. edu/ DicHist/ dict. html)
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