I used to have a personal website, where I had a section for my thoughts and opinions. The website's gone, but I still have some of the writings. So thought I'd put them here and give my current take on whatever I was talking about: in this case, it's Agnosticism.
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Why I'm an Agnostic Atheist (May '03)
Because there are times when I believe in the existence of a higher power, and there are times when I don't.
According to others, that reasoning would probably constitute the definition of agnosticism, since if you believe in the existence of a higher power some of the time, then that means you don't disbelieve in the existence of a higher power all of the time, and therefore, you're not an atheist, but only an agnosticist (is that correct? "agnosticist"?).
I would agree with such a person if it wasn't for my belief that one should not make claims unless they have substantial proof to back it up. In the case of the existence of a higher power, I don't have any. All I have is an inkling, a feeling, that something more exists that is beyond our current objective understanding of the universe, and that's not enough for me. It might be enough for some people -- on smaller matters, it's might even be enough for me -- but for large matters such as religion (or lack thereof), it's not for me.
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Not much has changed since then. The belief is pretty much still the same. I would only add two things: 1. I would definitely say that I'm non-religious. 2. I rarely think about this anymore. Whether you're Christian or Buddhist or Muslim or Jewish or Hindu or nothing at all, as long as you have a good heart and a kind nature, that's all that really matters.
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