Agnosticism presents itself as the neutral position between two extremes, Theism and Atheism, and it seems to be quite intellectual and even wise; it claims that, because of the limits of human knowledge we cannot know whether God exists.
But does Agnosticism legitimately hold the middle ground as some propose it does? Or is it merely an avoidance of the pursuit of knowledge?
Agnosticism claims that God is unknowable, but I present this case. If reason can allow us to uncover truths about the natural world, why would it err in the most fundamental question of them all- the existence of God and the transcendent?
If we can use reason to come to valued conclusions on such things as morality and math it would be logical to come to the conclusion that we can use reason to find God, for morality and even math have a sense of transcendence to them; they cannot be touched or observed in the physical yet they have the most profound impacts on our lives, and the same would be said of God, for faith is the assurance of what we do not see.
I will go even further to say that God's existence is not just a matter of faith, but a logical necessity.
The universe operates under certain intelligible laws, such as described by mathematics and physics, laws like gravity, quantum physics, and thermodynamics. These laws are not random, but structured in a way we can study, observe, predict, and rely on them when we make technological and scientific movements.
Why should the universe and reality conform to logical and mathematical structures that allow us to make sense of it? The fact that mathematical principles describe reality so perfectly, while not even being in a physical reality alludes to a transcendent, perfect, and all-knowing being who created this perfect system. This being must be transcendent because mathematical principles in and of themselves do not exist in our physical reality, this being must be perfect because, logically, an imperfect being cannot create a perfect thing, this being must be all-knowing as to create a perfect system that supersedes any possible mind of a normal nature.
The very principles of logic, the law of non-contradiction, the principle of causality, and the impossibility of an infinite regress all point to a necessary, self-existent being that grounds reality itself.
To claim that God’s existence is unknowable is to overlook the very tools we use to uncover truth. The same rational faculties that allow us to recognize mathematical truths and scientific laws also allow us to deduce the necessity of a First Cause. If everything that begins to exist requires an explanation, and if the universe itself is contingent, then reason compels us to acknowledge something beyond the material world, something eternal and self-sufficient.
Agnosticism is not, then, a neutral position but a mere refusal to follow logic to its natural conclusion. If the evidence of God is embedded in the very stricture of creation itself, the question is not whether we can know if God exists, but whether we are willing to follow where reason leads us.
this blog is stupid. theism and atheism are not two sides of an extreme because while theism chooses every day to believe in something that may or may not be real, atheism is the total lack of belief. you can’t refuse to believe in something - or denounce its existence to those who believe in it - when you never believed it in the first place. if that were the case, you’d have antitheists, but that isn’t really a thing since, you know, basic respect for religion and people’s beliefs is a pretty universal concept (to an extent. respect goes/comes around). the issue here is that you are using mathematics to justify god’s “purely logical existence”(?) when mathematics is not a creation, but a discovery expanding upon hundreds, even thousands of years. it’s like when you look at nature, and say, “oh hey. this honeycomb is all hexagons.” or “hey these stones are oddly hexagonally shaped” does that indicate that there must be some creator who made hexagons for this very reason, or that the concept of engineering (mathematics) already exists just as naturally as the universe came to be, and that those hexagons are simply the best possible shape for what they exist for? not a creation, but simply being? there is no logical explanation for religion, and you say that yourself when you give your definition for faith as “assurance of what we don’t see,” which, you’re right about, but this defines faith as seen by religion. the true definition of faith is “complete trust and confidence in someone/something.” when you apply that definition to the real world, faith in someone without prior knowledge or experience with them is seen as naivety. when you have faith in someone that doesn’t deserve to have that faith, you sooner than later end up getting hurt by them. so why is it any different than a worldwide concept which provides no reason to believe in it, instead relying solely on the people preaching, who also believe yet haven’t seen it? there is no logical reason to justify god’s existence unless you have physically seen and spoken with him yourself.
Math isn't in our realm of reality, only in the mind, yet it is real and perfect.
This could only be possible if there was another, higher realm that can allow the possibility of something perfect and infinite to exist, like math.
Also, Atheism can be a "lack of belief" but if they are presented with any evidence for Theism, they will most likely deny it or convert, denying the evidence would therefore be denying the existence of God.
math is the discovery and a mere glimpse into how the world works. your conclusion that something must exist in order for math to exist is flawed when again, you consider that math isn’t a creation, but a result of the universe’s existence.
how does the universe exist, then? a question we will probably never know the answer to. there are certainly more explanations than god alone.
again, atheism is a total lack of belief in any religion, meaning any “proof” you present - that of which you truly believe in your heart to be proof of god’s existence - isn’t proof to them because they don’t have the solid foundation of belief in the first place. what proof are you talking about, anyway? because everything that can possibly be presented is explained by science, geography, and evolution (the list goes on, but you get the point)
now, on the contrary, religion denies any evidence of evolution because they believe that god created the perfect body for them. any evidence you may present a dedicated christian that evolution exists, is denied or outright ignored. so following this, atheists and theists will fail to see eye-to-eye. your proof to yourself, is not proof to them. therefore they deny (denial as in, direct result of one’s failure to believe, perhaps because adequate evidence wasn’t provided) it, because science already has/will have an explanation for that. like i said in the initial comment, unless an atheist was talking face-to-face with a god himself, they will continue to have their own beliefs (or rather, lack thereof) about the world.