"The "Jinn" of the Koran are the Arabic equivalent of sprites and fairies. Perhaps if we search "the whole of creation" we may disprove your notion that the unseen are merely mythological!
Good point. The same could be said of Angels. However, the origin of fairies is accounted for and attributed to fictional fantasy. It is possible, as you say, that some aliens have presented themselves to humans and fairies took the rap (I'm agnostic about aliens). The presence of fairies and their effects can be evaluated according to fairy doctrine and the result is to discount them as anything but fanciful fiction.
Even believers in God are sometimes agnostic regarding the presentation of Jinn and Angels in the world. Especially since some of the experiential claims of humans, comes close to the claims about fairies. ... probably after they kissed joe's blarney stone or drank from the tavern next to it.
However, it is essentially required to hold the invisible forces attributed to God, whether they be Jinn, Angels, or supernatural spirit forces up as a matter of one's belief system.
For an agnostic to consider an all powerful God of the Universe, they must include the possibility of supernatural forces that are associated. Where invisible creations come close to the fanticiful accounts of fairy tales, agnostics can easily dismiss them. However, the forces of good and evil, that are not under our command are hard to dismiss altogether by someone considering the presence of God. |
