As I have indicated numerous times, spiritual agnosticism by no means dictates whether or not God exists.
Rather, spiritual agnosticism claims that God's existence is irrelevent to life on earth, for even if there is a Supreme Being, it would not demand belief in its existence. Spiritual agnosticism condemns the "believe-or-burn" attitudes of conservative religious ideologies that demand belief in God in order to reach eternal peace.
Morality, by definition, is inate in all human beings. It can be repressed or accepted by the individual, but it is inate. Not surprisingly, the ethics of every single major religion are built on similar moral values, i.e. not killing, stealing, lying, etc. Rather than following the ethics of religion out of a fear of God, spiritual agnostics follow the same moral values for the purpose of reaping, giving, and sharing the rewards in this life time.
It should be noted that even if there is a God, there would be no way to tell which religious belief in divinity God would favor. Spiritual agnosticism shows that if there is a God, then he would favor those who truly follow the basic moral values that the religions of the world (as well as the conscience of the mind) agree on, no matter what religion, if any, those individuals choose to follow. This concept by and large allows for the sheer inclusivity of spiritual agnosticism as well as its accpeptance, whether concious or unconcious, by those who already have a liberal and/or loose allegience to a religion.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Thank you! You have explained what I've felt all along, but haven't been able to adequately verbalize. Great post!
thank you so much for your great posts.i always felt uncomfortable when people ask about my religion as i do not agree with the faith i have been given from birth.so i have been researching some beliefs for some time now and found spiritual agnosticism but was confused but this blog has sorted that out and now i know that i am a spiritual agnostic.i am so happy to have finally found a faith that has the same beliefs and view points on life and god as i do.once again thank you this really helped me.
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