Cowslayer

Hello, I have a question. Well I have seen various videos on YouTube about like Atheist families being discriminated and run out of town. Well I was wondering if Agnostics are discriminated. Like say if I were to go to a job interview and the interviewer was Christian and I said I was Atheist, he would be uncomfortable with me wouldnt he? But what about Agnostics? DOes anyone hate them since we believe that the knowledge of Gods existence or Non existence is unknowable with current information and intelligence.

duck

To tell the truth, I've never ran into that in a ton of interviews. One time a question was asked along the lines of a great many families in our community were of a certain denomination, how would I deal with that?

My answer, which I was complimented on after the interview, was that I considered matters of faith to be private, and that I expected and would respect the same from my students.

Aaron

To my expierience, most people see no difference between an agnostic and an athiest. We know the difference, but to most christians an agnostic is a non believer - same as an athiest. So if you run into any discrimination, it'll be because of that.

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Cowslayer

*sigh* Well if someone does ask me then Ill tell them its my personal business.

Gettin' In Tune

I think the main source of discrimination is ignorance. The beauty to my in being a '"weak atheist-agnostic-deist' is that I cannot rely upon a divinity for answers. This world is filled with beauty, wonder, and awe. By not relying on a divinity to explain this beauty, wonder, and awe one must pursue these answers themselves.

This is my hyptothesis that most agnostics and atheists find more wonder and beauty in the world compared to 'hardcore' religious people. Agnostics and atheist find wonder and beauty and must search for answers. "Hardcore", dogmatic people who are rigid in the belief of a divinity don't search for answers in the same regard. I think this is where ignorance comes into play. "Hardcore" religious people are ignorant to the fact that agnostics and atheists are just as much (if not more) concerned with wonder, beauty, justice, and metaphysical questions.

As for the job thing, I have two pieces of advice.

1. If you value the job more than your declaration of your agnosticism or atheism, then keep quite. Sometimes you need a job to support your family.
(I am still confused why "faith" would come up in a job interview)

2. If you do not value the job more than your declaration of your agnsosticisim or atheism, then speak up. If you didn't get the job solely for that reason, then you did yourself a favor by removing yourself from a potential unhealthy environment.

duck

Faith is not supposed to come up in an interview. In fact, that is one of those illegal questions that should not be asked.

Now, reality: It will come up because a great many employers either don't care if it is illegal and only want a certain faith level in their employees, or they don't know that this is a no-no question legally. It will be asked and you have to be ready to answer...

Gettin' In Tune

I am ingorant in this repsect. Perhaps because I grew up in New England and spent time in California and Missoula, MT---all 'blue' geographic locations.

Does this really happen sometimes when applying for a job? Out of ignorance, I thought this this was only a hypothetical situation.

Lovinthedrummin

I agree with Arron on this one. People don't, usually, know the difference. I tell people all the time that I'm agnostic, when asked. I see something in the relgious or ignorant people's eyes. Right away I explain the difference. Then they know. Before they would clump me together with a stereotypical atheist. But I guess I sometimes do that with Christain, ect. So both sides, all people other than radicals, need to meet each other half way.

And I wouldn't say anything to an interviewer. I would report them, if possible.

Jesse

I think people do discriminate against agnostics but the discrimination is the same as what any other group receives.

The An-Jel

yo
duck just like you're name I think you ducked a lot to get the job and under the climate of today's society you probably did because it didn't matter to you if that is at all correct?

Nope I think it's the same it's just that people just don't understand that another person needs proof. Simple proof. Give me God and I give you proof and thats all that is needed.

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