Your question: What is it called when you don’t have a religion?

What are you called if you believe in God but don’t have a religion?

Agnostic theism, agnostotheism or agnostitheism is the philosophical view that encompasses both theism and agnosticism. An agnostic theist believes in the existence of a God or Gods, but regards the basis of this proposition as unknown or inherently unknowable.

What is the difference between an atheist and an agnostic?

Technically, an atheist is someone who doesn’t believe in a god, while an agnostic is someone who doesn’t believe it’s possible to know for sure that a god exists. It’s possible to be both—an agnostic atheist doesn’t believe but also doesn’t think we can ever know whether a god exists.

Who is a famous agnostic?

Marcel Proust (1871–1922): French novelist, critic and essayist, known for his work In Search of Lost Time. Philip Pullman (born 1946): English children’s author of the trilogy His Dark Materials; has said that he is technically an agnostic, though he also calls himself an atheist.

Is it a sin to not believe in God?

The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience. “Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience.”

What does an atheist believe in?

2 The literal definition of “atheist” is “a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods,” according to Merriam-Webster. And the vast majority of U.S. atheists fit this description: 81% say they do not believe in God or a higher power or in a spiritual force of any kind.

What is the belief of an agnostic?

agnosticism, (from Greek agnōstos, “unknowable”), strictly speaking, the doctrine that humans cannot know of the existence of anything beyond the phenomena of their experience.

What is the most popular world religion?

Adherents in 2020