Agnostički ateizam

Agnostički ateizam ili ateistički agnosticizam je filozofska pozicija koja u sebi ima i ateizam i agnosticizam. Agnostički ateisti su ateisti koji ne vjeruju u postojanje bilo kog božanstva, a agnostici su zato što smatraju da, u principu, postojanje nekog božanstva nije moguće dokazati ili da se trenutno ne može dokazati. Agnostički ateisti su u suprotnosti sa agnostičkih teistima, koji govore da postoji jedno ili više božanstva, ali da postojanje ili nepostojanje nije moguće utvrditi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Historija

Udio ateista i agnostika u raznim državama

Jedna od najranijih definicija agnostičkog ateizma je ona od Roberta Flinta iz njegovih predovanja 1887-1888 (koja su objavljena 1903. pod nazivom Agnosticizam)

Ateist može, ma koliko rijetko ili često, biti agnostik. Postoji agnostički ateizam ili ateistički agnosticizam, i kombinacija ateizma i agnosticizma, koja se upravo ovako može nazvati, nije rijetka.^[4]

Ako čovjek nije uspio naći adekvatne razloge za vjerovanje u Boga, savršeno je razumno i racionalno da ta osoba ne vjeruje u Boga te je samim tim ateist... ako nastavi dalje i, nakon istraživanja prirode i domašaja ljudskog znanja, dođe do zaključka da je nemoguće odrediti postojanje Boga, na osnovu činjenice da je ne moguće utvrditi da li je izjava da Bog postoji istina, samim tim je agnostik ali i ateist - agnostički ateist – ateist je zato što je agnostik. Međutim, jeste da je nepravilno izjednačavati agnosticizam i ateizam kao jedno, također ih je nepravilno razdvajati kao da se međusobno isključuju...^[4]

Reference

^ Harrison, Alexander James (1894). The Ascent of Faith: or, the Grounds of Certainty in Science and Religion. London: Hodder and Stroughton. str. 21. OCLC 7234849. OL 21834002M. Let Agnostic Theism stand for that kind of Agnosticism which admits a Divine existence; Agnostic Atheism for that kind of Agnosticism which thinks it does not.
^ Smith, George H (1979). Atheism: The Case Against God. str. 10–11. Properly considered, agnosticism is not a third alternative to theism and atheism because it is concerned with a different aspect of religious belief. Theism and atheism refer to the presence or absence of belief in a god; agnosticism refers to the impossibility of knowledge with regard to a god or supernatural being. The term "agnostic" does not, in itself, indicate whether or not one believes in a god. Agnosticism can be either theistic or atheistic.
^ Barker, Dan (2008). Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists. New York: Ulysses Press. str. 96. ISBN 9781569756775. OL 24313839M. People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my certainty. I usually reply with a question like, “Well, are you a Republican or an American?” The two words serve different concepts and are not mutually exclusive. Agnosticism addresses knowledge; atheism addresses belief. The agnostic says, “I don't have a knowledge that God exists.” The atheist says, “I don't have a belief that God exists.” You can say both things at the same time. Some agnostics are atheistic and some are theistic.
^ ^a ^b Flint, Robert (1903). Agnosticism: The Croall Lecture for 1887–88. William Blackwood and Sons. str. 49–51. OL 7193167M. CS1 održavanje: nepreporučeni parametar (link)

Dodatno čitanje

Howe, Frederic R. Challenge and Response. Grand Rapids: The Zondervan Corporation, 1982. ISBN 0-310-45070-5
Martin, Michael. Theism. MSN Encarta, 2000. Microsoft Corporation.
Martin, Michael. Atheism: A Philosophical Justification. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1992. ISBN 0-87722-943-0
Smith, George H. Atheism: The Case Against God. 1st ed. Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1980. ISBN 0-87975-124-X
Stein, Gordon. The Encyclopedia of Unbelief. Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1985. ISBN 0-87975-307-2

Vanjski linkovi

Defincija agnostičkog ateizma prema stranici atheism.about.com Arhivirano 6. 9. 2015. na Wayback Machine

[1] Harrison, Alexander James (1894). The Ascent of Faith: or, the Grounds of Certainty in Science and Religion. London: Hodder and Stroughton. str. 21. OCLC 7234849. OL 21834002M. Let Agnostic Theism stand for that kind of Agnosticism which admits a Divine existence; Agnostic Atheism for that kind of Agnosticism which thinks it does not.

[Smith1979-2] Smith, George H (1979). Atheism: The Case Against God. str. 10–11. Properly considered, agnosticism is not a third alternative to theism and atheism because it is concerned with a different aspect of religious belief. Theism and atheism refer to the presence or absence of belief in a god; agnosticism refers to the impossibility of knowledge with regard to a god or supernatural being. The term "agnostic" does not, in itself, indicate whether or not one believes in a god. Agnosticism can be either theistic or atheistic.

[barker-agnostic-atheism-3] Barker, Dan (2008). Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists. New York: Ulysses Press. str. 96. ISBN 9781569756775. OL 24313839M. People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my certainty. I usually reply with a question like, “Well, are you a Republican or an American?” The two words serve different concepts and are not mutually exclusive. Agnosticism addresses knowledge; atheism addresses belief. The agnostic says, “I don't have a knowledge that God exists.” The atheist says, “I don't have a belief that God exists.” You can say both things at the same time. Some agnostics are atheistic and some are theistic.

[flint-4] Flint, Robert (1903). Agnosticism: The Croall Lecture for 1887–88. William Blackwood and Sons. str. 49–51. OL 7193167M. CS1 održavanje: nepreporučeni parametar (link)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]