Agnostic???
I had a really unexpected day yesterday (Tue,16/8/05). There’s a talk part of the FREEDOM Mission entitled "FREEDOM From Religion". When I had a 3 hours break from 10am, i went to the library to do some of the biochem lab report. There i met some of my friends, sitting in a big table with their other friends (whom i don’t know,and most of them are not Indo), apparently most of them are biotech students.
Anyway, after a while, i nearly finished my report. Then i just remembered that i had 2 "FREEDOM from religion" leaflets left in my bag. As usual, i gave the leaflets to my friends, inviting them although i knew that they’re hesitated to come. suddenly that leaflets had already spread over the table, and when i realized my friend’s friends were talking about this ‘religion’ thingy. They are Catholics, but they mentioned their other friend (whom i don’t know again!), who confess themself as Agnostic believers.
i completely have no idea abt this Agnostic thing, so i began to asking them what the Agnostic believe, etc. They believe that there is somekind of "power" or "force" that is above us, but don’t want to label it as "God". that power is in control of everything, but it’s not necessarily means that power is involved in human lives. Since my friend’s friend is a Catholic, so he doesn’t know what else abt agnosticism. So i chatted with my indo friend who also believe in agnosticism, and i tried to put the Christianity gospel among our conversation.
Not long after that, our conversation was interrupted by the coming of these 2 friends of my friend that said they believe in Agnosticism. I began to ask them again, they said they believe in this power, but they don’t want to worship or bow down to this power because they don’t believe this power has anything to do with our lives. So i asked them, if the power doesn’t has anything to do with us, what is the role of that power then?? they said that the power is only sitting there, probably making sure tat everything’s ok…. They also agree with the Big Bang theory, all accidental thingy, and they said the power is in control behind the Big Bang. So i asked, if the power is behind the Big Bang, why wouldn’t it involved directly in the Big Bang, rather than let everything happened accidentally?? And again they said tat the power doesn’t need to be involved, just sitting there and watch.
I’m not really sure, but they mentioned something about morality. If i’m not mistaken, they think that religion is all about teaching morality, how to be good person etc. but i’m not sure what they think abt the morality itself.
After that they began to talk abt other things, so the conversation just ended there. To be honest, i really don’t know what to say. i’m the only Christian on that table, and i’ve never heard of this Agnosticism, and i have to know their belief first before i can encounter them. but then i just can’t think of anything to said to them, because they believe in somekind of power but isn’t God, and it’s just different with atheism or catholicism. the atheis don’t believe in the existence of God, while the catholics believe in one God, but just the whole wrong concept about God. So, agnostics are someway in the middle, and i don’t know how i can explain to them that there is only one true God (1 Tim. 2:5) coz they won’t believe in what i’m saying…..
I need to ask one of the MTSers about this….
