What is Agnosticism and what do Agnostics believe?
Agnosticism is a concept. It is not a full religion, like Judaism, Christianity or Islam. It is a belief related to the existence or non-existence of God. However, many people have added a moral code, rituals and other items to Agnosticism, and have created a belief system with many of the attributes of a religion. The one principle linking all meanings of “Agnostic” is that God’s existence can neither be proved nor disproved, on the basis of current evidence. Agnostics note that some theologians and philosophers have tried to to prove for millennia that God exists. Others have attempted to prove that God does not exist. Agnostics feel that neither side has convincingly succeeded at their task. Further, most Agnostics act on this belief by concluding that they cannot believe — or disbelieve — in a deity without evidence. When asked what their religion is, many of those who are unsure of the existence of a God will reply “Agnostic.” Since so many Agnostics regard this as their religio
