A large number of people have a misconception about what [u]agnostic[/u] really means. The dictionary tells us,
[i]a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.[/i]
Now, many assume that this means that people who label themselves as agnostic believe that there is a 50/50 chance of a god existing. This is not always the case. The scale varies widely. Agnostics can be theists who are having doubts, or atheists who believe there is a chance of a god existing.
For a better [url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=mkgYgJEH-e4]explanation, Richard Dawkins[/url] explains it simply.
Agnostic is a loose term that holds little value in a general statement about belief and spirituality. Dawkins realized this and created this scale.
[b]So offtopic, where are you on on this scale? [/b]
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I'm A strong theist. Raised as one, and honestly, it does make sense. Look at it like this: Let's say God either does or does not exist. If he does exist, and you believe so, good job. If he does but you don't believe so, get ready for punishment. If he doesn't exist but you believe he does, no harm no foul. If he doesn't exist and you believe he doesn't exist, nothing happens. So, looking at it unbiased, believing yields better results, with a good and neutral outcome, as apposition to not believing, which has a bad and neutral outcome. It just makes sense to believe. But hey, we all know an Aethiest's opinion is unbreakable, so i'm really just wasting my time here. Have a nice day. [i]*jumps out window*[/i]