agnostic key terms

athiest

person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being

agnostic

poerson who beleives that we dont and cant know the existience or nature of a supreme being

humanism

system of thought that stresses the importance of human matters over divine matters. blieve people can love meaningful, fulfilling and ethical lives using empathy, scientific reason, and humanity as guides

ten commandments of humanism

altruism

care for world around you

critical thinking

empathy

ethical development

global awareness

humility

peace and social justice

responsibility

service and participation

secular

unrelated to spiritual or religous world, related to physical world

nihilism

belief that nothing in life has any meaning

categories of athiests

academic/intellectual

activist/agnostic

seeker agnostic

antitheists

non-thesists

ritual athiests

academic/intellectual athiests

try to educate selves on various topics to search for truth and meaninga

activist athiests

socially active and feel duty to vocalize beliefs and engage proactively regarding social issues and concerns

seeker agnostics

recognize difficulty with taking a firm stance reguarding ideologies and metaphysical subjects. believe current human knowlsge is limited and are open to searching for info to support or disconfirm claims of truth

antitheists

assertive or agressing in belief or disbelieff about existence of supreme being, view religion as sign of ignorance

non-theists

apathetic toward and disinterested in seeking knowledge about religion or non religion

ritual athiests

dont beleive in a supreme being but find utility in some teachings. may participate in philosophical teachings on how to live life.