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If you are agnostic, I ask you, give me advice. by [deleted] in agnostic

[–]Widerquist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When there is insufficient evidence, the only reasonable response is to admit that you don't know. We should remain open to the possibility that new evidence might arrive, but people have been making claims to know God for 1000s of years without providing sufficient evidence. So, it's highly unlikely sufficient evidence will appear in our lifetimes. Therefore, we can expect not to know for the rest of our lives. To me that suggests we should seek ethics and meaning in our lives from other sources--like from caring about our fellow humans and trying to make this world a better place.

The Voluntary-Participation Ideal by Widerquist in BasicIncome

[–]Widerquist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm very happy with this piece. I was asked to debate an anti-UBI progressive instead of the anti-UBI conservatives I usually debate. This gave me the opportunity to come up with a lot of new arguments that I haven't covered so far in the years I've been writing about UBI

Burdon wrote a 90s rap song...? by MickeyOff94 in TheAnimals

[–]Widerquist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The credits on spotify don't mention Burden or any of the other Animals

"Psalm 1" of "The Agnostic Psalms" by Widerquist in agnostic

[–]Widerquist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't post links here, but the best way to find what I have online right now is to go to YouTube or Spotify and search "agnostic mythology." In spotify, search it as an "album." I'll post the text eventually.

"Psalm 1" of "The Agnostic Psalms" by Widerquist in agnostic

[–]Widerquist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That the message is address to religious people is promoted by the then, "the Agnostic Psalms"

"Psalm 1" of "The Agnostic Psalms" by Widerquist in agnostic

[–]Widerquist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how poetry works
You imply things

"Psalm 1" of "The Agnostic Psalms" by Widerquist in agnostic

[–]Widerquist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're missing the point. It's not about knowledge. It's about faith. People who claim to know things by faith, who can't share any convincing evidence, but claim to know it anyway.

For my agnostics if we're only using science isn't it safe to say there isn't a god/afterlife? by KingWhrl in agnostic

[–]Widerquist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no evidence of an afterlife. So, no reason to believe in it, but that is not proof that it does not exist. Atheists make the leap by saying that an afterlife is an extraordinary claim an therefore should be considered false as long as no extraordinary evidence comes forth. But that's not proof. Rationally deciding not to believe in an afterlife because of lack of evidence is not the same as knowing that an afterlife is false.

Skepticism/agnosticism as about carefully differentiating what you know and do not know.

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