Why I'm Still An Agnostic Atheist

I explain why I'm an agnostic atheist.

A video by: Black Lightning

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Before I get started, I want to address the meaning of agnostic. Agnostic is a person who believes that nothing is or can be known about the existence of God or anything that exists outside of nature. People believe we should stick to the roots of the word, for example gnostic means having knowledge on whether or not a god exist. Having the a before gnostic means you lack the knowledge on whether or not a god exist. Some believe it can be used to say you neither have faith or disbelief in god, and others believe it can be used to imply a gradient between knowing a god exist and knowing a god doesn't exist. I'm one of the people who use agnostic as in, you lack knowledge of the existence of god and Gnostic means you do have knowledge. The same way theist means you believe in a god and atheist means you lack the belief in a god. Definitions change, meanings to a word are removed, or new meanings are added to a word due to multiple forces such as psychological and sociocultural. Agnostic has multiple definitions. Semantic change happens. I don't have a problem with people who identify as just agnostic. Definitions that are changed irrationally such as the definition of racism, I don't support. Prejudice plus power? We already have a word for racist social policies that exist in governmental organizations, schools, and courts of law. It's called institutional racism. There's no need to change the meaning of racism. Other than that, if the definition of a word change over time or more definitions are added within reason, I'm okay with. I prefer to use agnostic as in I lack the knowledge in whether or not god exist. Both sides have gotten too big for one to take over the other, so I believe we should share the word. I can easily tell what definition someone is referring to because of how they use the word agnostic, so that's no problem for me. So, why am I still an agnostic atheist? I believe the existence of a god is highly improbable. It would be dishonest of me to say there is no god. I don't know for sure. All gods that come from religions, are not real so I'm not referring to those. They have a clear origin. Humans made these gods up. There's no what if, or a maybe, all gods that come from religions were made up by us humans. These gods only exist as an intangible concept. A god from a religion can have influence on us humans because the concept of god is an idea. We humans are social beings, so ideas can influence us. Positively, negatively, or no affect at all. A god from a religion can only be real in that sense. There's no reason to believe a god from any religion exists physically in this world or has influence over it. I believe gods were created to explain this big and confusing world, relieve stress and grief, set rules and guidelines, and justify and give context to the behavior of humanity. We had limited knowledge at the time and we still do today but the gaps in our collective knowledge that a god can reside in, is getting smaller and smaller with each new discovery.

[markorbit]

Glad to find another black agnostic atheist!

[Richardj]

Been waiting and it paid off thanks for the videos. Thanks for the hard work.

[girlinahat]

OMG the intro so many good things. also man I love your sunset background for this. such warm and lovely colors.

YAY for the return!!!

[SYKOPATHeist]

i agree with about 90% of this.
good video

[treehouz]

Subscribed! Thanks for the intriguing content

[thulean.uruk-hai]

Yay, you're back! Was getting worried ...

[blackatheistmatter]

great video. I'm gonna start doing videos in the near future. it's good to see you doing your thing. very creative.

[theunknown]

I'm turning into more of a skeptic/apatheist so you know there's that. Nice video by the way

[kca_randy]

Just found your channel.Good video, really liked it.New sub for sure.
A guy I watch on YT is always looking for fellow black atheists.His channel is Emperor Atheist .He is a really good guy.Glad I found your channel.✌🏼

[viczio]

Dude... that opening!

Anyway, the way you explained an unconscious creation of the universe reminded me of Azatoth from the cthulhu mythos... Perhaps Howard Philips was right after all :0

[Joe-pibx]

I am agnostic I would say as well on the topic that I think there is some real utility in understanding & use of the wisdom from the bible If you haven't seen Jordan Peterson's lectures I would suggest to check them out. He has great insight into it and I think listening to his lectures has really changed me for the better.

[joshuamartinpryce]

The fact that there are many universes that we havent discovered proves there is a creator.

[emenanjonwadiei]

How are you? I'm sure you have your Bachelors degree since last we communicated. Are you in grad school now or have you started your career?

[shawnsean]

It's a crime that you don't have more subs....

[theunknown]

Black Lightning. Just something to think about. If we die what if religious people are in a sense right and A being out of comprehension exists? However in a sense we are right as well as the being is not at all like what humans expect. In the end I would actually find it funny because in a sense both of us were always wrong from the beginning.

[snellim]

Nice video! My position on a god continues to evolve as I learn more about the world, but for now i am a gnostic atheist. I feel my position is consistent with my position on every other supernatural being, there is no evidence they exist and no reason to think the might. The laws of physics as I understand them (which is limited) don't allow for beings with exemptions to these laws. I'm curious if agnostics are also agnostic about other supernatural beings? Why be gnostic about some but not all?

[theforbiddenthinker]

good video. maybe you could do a video about the call of cthulhu or the lovecraftian horror stuff. i love the lovecraftian horror stuff.

[cyansloth]

I also agree. I also vacillate between agnostic and atheist. My biggest thing was if God created us and everything why did he not understand the human psychy back then and write laws and deal with us back then accordingly? It's important it be grateful, responsible, have integrity- but I don't need to believe in an ancient diety to do that.

[theunknown]

Question for you black lightning. If you were a God would you be ok torturing someone forever? Even if they were an evil cannibal

[eli-huyasharal]

Have you looked at Bill Gaede's Physics videos? He doesn't believe in God but He doesn't believe in Atheist either. But I have More respect for a person who says they don't know.