Agnostic theism

Agnostic theism,agnostotheism,oragnostitheismis thephilosophicalview that encompasses boththeismandagnosticism.An agnostic theist believes in the existence of one or more gods, but regards the basis of this proposition asunknown or inherently unknowable.The agnostic theist may also or alternatively be agnostic regarding the properties of the god or gods that they believe in.

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There are numerousbeliefsthat can be included in agnostic theism, such asfideism,the doctrine that knowledge depends on faith or revelation; not all agnostic theists are fideists. Since agnosticism is in the philosophical rather than religious sense anepistemological positiononknowledgeregarding the divine and does not forbid belief in the existence of one or more deities, it is considered to be compatible with bothatheisticand theistic positions.^[1]

The classicalphilosophical understanding of knowledgeis thatknowledgeisjustified true belief.The founder oflogotherapy,Viktor Frankl,may have well exemplified this definition. Seidner expands upon this example and stresses Frankl's characterization ofunconscious.^[2]Agnostic theism could be interpreted as an admission that it is not possible to justify one's belief in a god sufficiently for it to be considered known. This may be because they considerfaitha requirement of their religion, or because of the influence of plausible-seeming scientific or philosophical criticism.

Christian agnosticspractice a distinct form of agnosticism that applies only to theattributes of the Christian god.They hold that it is difficult or impossible to be sure of anything beyond the basic tenets of theChristian faith.They believe that theChristian godexists, thatJesushas a special relationship with him and is in some way divine, and that God might perhaps be worshipped. This belief system has deep roots inJudaismand theearly days of the Christian Church.^[3]

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^Benn, Piers (December 1999). Hall, Ronald L. (ed.). "Some Uncertainties about Agnosticism".International Journal for Philosophy of Religion.46(3).BerlinandNew York:Springer Verlag:171–188.doi:10.1023/A:1003792325966.ISSN 1572-8684.JSTOR 40012768.S2CID 169901708.
^Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009)"A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology"Archived2011-05-01 at theWayback Machine.Mater Dei Institute.
^Weatherhead, Leslie (1972).The Christian Agnostic.Abingdon Press.ISBN 978-0-687-06977-4.

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[1] Benn, Piers (December 1999). Hall, Ronald L. (ed.). "Some Uncertainties about Agnosticism".International Journal for Philosophy of Religion.46(3).BerlinandNew York:Springer Verlag:171–188.doi:10.1023/A:1003792325966.ISSN 1572-8684.JSTOR 40012768.S2CID 169901708.

[2] Seidner, Stanley S. (June 10, 2009)"A Trojan Horse: Logotherapeutic Transcendence and its Secular Implications for Theology"Archived2011-05-01 at theWayback Machine.Mater Dei Institute.

[3] Weatherhead, Leslie (1972).The Christian Agnostic.Abingdon Press.ISBN 978-0-687-06977-4.

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