Responce to Q&A #5

Both from my own experience and reading the articles online, I have come to the conclusion that Agnosticism is the more rational belief. When I take into account the Agnostics that I know, they seem more open-minded about many topics and rarely rule anything out, as opposed to Atheists who seem a lot more close-minded about topics regarding religion especially. Atheists want the definite knowledge that they are correct in their assumption that there is no god, and while Agnostics many or may not believe in a god, they are open to the possibility. Although I doubt the existence of god, I like to keep my mind open enough not to reject the possibility. It is impossible for anyone to know for sure whether there is a god or not, as there is not enough proof on either side of the argument. Theists claim that miraculous events are the work of god, which is enough proof for many of them, while many Atheists use reason and logic to explain what others believe is the work of a god. Agnosticism seems to be the right balance between Atheism and Theism, as it is more a belief in possibilities rather than definites. I am sure that there are arguments claiming that Atheism is the more rational belief, because honestly it is rather unrealistic to believe in an all-powerful god that watches over all of us. Gods were invented by early peoples looking for explanations for things that could not be explained through their primitive methods. Nowadays it is a lot easier to determine cause and effect using science and logic, therefore some people believe that there is no longer a reason to have a god/gods. While this does make a lot of sense, I still believe that it is necessary to be open to any possibility, and therefore Agnosticism makes more sense than Atheism.