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Question by  PinkyPosh (21)

What is an agnostic humanist?

I need to know what it means to be an agnostic humanist.

 
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Answer by  Zoso (869)

An agnostic does not know whether or not God exists. A humanist rejects supernatural beliefs and religious authority, while embracing reason, ethics and justice as spiritual values.

 
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Answer by  CarolynOsborne (2804)

Gnosis is Greek for knowledge and the prefix a means "against. " An agnostic specifically feels that no one can know whether or not there is a god. Humanism means the person puts an emphasis on what people produce in the way of art, technology, and ideas. Human production makes life significant, according to humanists.

 
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