According to some definitions, agnostics tend to be non-committal...
Agnostic defined:
Let's discuss this side of agnosticism.
I know personally, especially lately, I've found myself being non-committal on a lot of things. The reason is that I've found too many people, including friends, being dogmatic and polarizing when it comes to a lot of things. Some of my Democrat friends tend to accept everything the Democrat/liberal side says, or never has anything good to say about the opposing or alternative positions. The same goes for some of my Republican friends. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm not purposely trying to be non-committal because if so that would probably just be anti-social.
But my reason for not committing (to a view or position) like others do, is because I don't see any one side as being right, not even mostly right. Secondly, the dogmatic or orthodoxy attitude doesn't help. It's a complete turn off. If you attempt to deviate from the group, especially if the deviation gets too close to the opposing side, then you're automatically labelled a traitor or as being part of the other side all along. This is why I've had to create a signature saying that I'm not a conversative even if I defend conservatives from time to time.
Anyways, I'll quit venting because I want to hear everyone elses experience with this.
Why do you think agnostics tend to be non-committal? Also, feel free to share your own experience of this.
Agnostic defined:
Source: Merriam-Webster- a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something
- NONCOMMITTAL, UNDOGMATIC
Let's discuss this side of agnosticism.
I know personally, especially lately, I've found myself being non-committal on a lot of things. The reason is that I've found too many people, including friends, being dogmatic and polarizing when it comes to a lot of things. Some of my Democrat friends tend to accept everything the Democrat/liberal side says, or never has anything good to say about the opposing or alternative positions. The same goes for some of my Republican friends. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm not purposely trying to be non-committal because if so that would probably just be anti-social.
But my reason for not committing (to a view or position) like others do, is because I don't see any one side as being right, not even mostly right. Secondly, the dogmatic or orthodoxy attitude doesn't help. It's a complete turn off. If you attempt to deviate from the group, especially if the deviation gets too close to the opposing side, then you're automatically labelled a traitor or as being part of the other side all along. This is why I've had to create a signature saying that I'm not a conversative even if I defend conservatives from time to time.
Anyways, I'll quit venting because I want to hear everyone elses experience with this.
Why do you think agnostics tend to be non-committal? Also, feel free to share your own experience of this.