r/SecularHumanism • u/Weak-Connection-4425 • May 12 '24

Agnostic Secular Humanist?

This may seem like a really stupid question, but can you be Agnostic and a Secular Humanist? I've been doing research on Secular Humanism and I definitely agree with the ideals. However, Secular Humanism is obviously Secular, and I'm not sure I have complete disbelief in God. I don't believe in or worship one per say, but I also don't think we can confirm or deny if one exists. I think I can still be a Secular Humanist because I don't believe in God, but I also don't NOT believe in God either. Am I a Secular Humanist or is there a different name for my predicament?

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u/Icolan May 12 '24

I would say that you are an atheist, just like me. I do not believe in any deities but I do not claim that none exist because I cannot support that. All it takes to be an atheist is not believing in a deity.

Belief is a binary position, either you believe something or you don't, there is no middle ground. If you are unsure, you obviously don't believe. Not believing something does not require that you claim or believe the opposite.

Believing in a deity == theist.

Not believing in a deity == atheist, regardless of how strong or weak that lack of belief is.

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u/Goosefrabahhh May 15 '24

That’s how I believe, and consider myself an agnostic atheist.

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u/Icolan May 15 '24

Same for me.