I think most of the people who post here are both agnostic and atheist as am I. Of the two I'd say agnosticism is more central to who I am than atheism.
You mention unicorns and the rest to ask whether agnostics don't equally refrain from making a final determination of these things. But all of these things are or at least seem to be simply silly stuff. They don't any of them, gods included, warrant an earnest and absolute determination of their existence.
Agnosticism simply recognizes that it isn't possible to be certain of these things. No biggie. I don't worry that I may be wrong. Certainty just isn't as easy or prevalent as you might like it to be.
Turn it around. Why don't you label yourself an a-unicornist or a-boogymanist? Is it really necessary? The same should be true in regard to gods.
You mention unicorns and the rest to ask whether agnostics don't equally refrain from making a final determination of these things. But all of these things are or at least seem to be simply silly stuff. They don't any of them, gods included, warrant an earnest and absolute determination of their existence.
Agnosticism simply recognizes that it isn't possible to be certain of these things. No biggie. I don't worry that I may be wrong. Certainty just isn't as easy or prevalent as you might like it to be.
Turn it around. Why don't you label yourself an a-unicornist or a-boogymanist? Is it really necessary? The same should be true in regard to gods.
