Definition

Spiritual agnosticism is:

the view that universal ethics and love
are far more important than claims about any deity
and trivialize the arguments supporting or rejecting such claims.

A spiritual agnostic would say:

It doesn't matter which religion you might follow, nor does it matter whether or not you believe in God. What matters is what you do, not what you believe.

A Type of Agnosticism

The word "agnostic" means uncertain. It is the antonym of words like "gnostic" and "certain." The 20th century philosopher Bertrand Russel and the contemporary writer Richard Dawkins have criticized the use the term "agnostic" to describe people who don't believe in God but think that atheism implies a kind of certainty. Since neither atheism nor religion necessarily demands an unyielding conviction, this kind of agnosticism is a property of labels and not a label on its own. In other words, just because someone is agnostic doesn't mean that they can't be religious or an atheist at the same time. For example, the use of terms like "agnostic atheist" and "agnostic Christian" have become increasingly common. As a result, the label "agnostic" on its own now tends to be reserved for those who are temporarily undecided. There is, however, still some disagreement over whether "agnostic" can be used as a permanent label on its own.

Spiritual agnosticism is a type of agnosticism, i.e. "spiritual agnostic," "spiritually agnostic atheist," or "spiritually agnostic Christian." Spiritual agnostics consider themselves agnostic because they consider the question of God's existence to be relatively incidental and academic. In this regard, they are similar to apathetic or pragmatic agnostics. What is distinct about spiritual agnostics is the reason for which they de-emphasize the question of God's existence. Apathetic or pragmatic agnostics do so because they reject the idea that any deity interferes with human life. Spiritual agnostics, on the other hand, might also take this view (although not necessarily), but they de-emphasize the question of God's existence because they recognize importance of noticing the unity of humanity as a single species and of the universe as a single reality. In other words, spiritual agnostics believe that divisive certainty interferes with the feeling of love and interconnectedness.