Thought for the Week: Not knowing

Jane Pearn reflects on not knowing

by Jane Pearn 16th May 2014

In the light of recent discussions I find myself perplexed: am I a theist or a nontheist? It all depends on what you mean by ‘_ist’. I take an _ist to be someone who has come to a conclusion: in this case, about the nature of ultimate reality. For them there is, or there is not, a dimension called God, and they view all the complexities of existence through this lens. But supposing I’m not an _ist?

Suppose that when I’m offered an either/or choice, I find myself to be a ‘sometimes this/sometimes that’ person, or even a ‘both at once’ person?