Theism, Atheism, Agnosticism and Fanaticism

Part III – Theism, Atheism, Agnosticism and Fanaticism

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Ang agnosticism ay isang konsepto, hindi relihiyon.  Ang agnostic ay isang tao na naniniwala na ang existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved, on the basis of current evidence.  Ang theist ng ano mang religion ay magsasabing, “Totoo, merong Diyos”, ang atheist naman ay magbibitaw ng “Kalokohan, walang diyos.”

 

Ang isasagot naman ng Agnostic kung meron bang diyos o wala, “Hindi namin alam, at wala kaming paki.”

 

It doesn’t matter kung ano ang relihiyon mo, o kung gaano ka kareligious.  But there is a clear line between being a theist and being fanatic.  Dahil kung tatanungin ako, ano mang Crusades o Jihad ay walang katuturan at kapararakan.

 

"Imagine there's no country, it isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for and no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace..."

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John Lennon, Imagine

 

Hindi na ako kailangang kumbisihin na totoo ang diyos nila, o mas malakas ang diyos nila sa ibang diyos.  Dahil sa tingin ko para lang silang mga bata na nagtatalo kung sino ang mas magaling na superhero, si Superman o si Son Gokou.  At kahit sinong adult na makikipag-away dahil sa relihiyon nya, would still look like, at least to me, an immature child playing childish games using wicked weapons.  Ipilit nya mang totoo at magaling ang kanyang tagapagligtas, I would be dumb to believe that his superhero really existed, unless he has sufficient empirical evidence.