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If someone is a weak agnostic, they state only that they do not know if any gods exist or ... Agnosticism is not about belief in god but about knowledge — it was coined to describe the position of a person who could not claim to know for sure if any gods exist or not. Agnosticism is compatible with both theism and atheism.
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atheism.about.com/od/aboutagnosticism/p/overview.htm
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So, what is the definition of agnosticism? Some imagine that agnosticism represents an alternative to atheism, but those people have typically bought into the mistaken notion of the single, narrow definition of atheism. ... The literal meaning of agnostic is one who holds that some aspect of reality is unknowable. Therefore,
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As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one prove that there is not a God.
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Agnosticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agnosticism (Greek: α- a- , without + γνώσις gnōsis , knowledge ; after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding...
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I get annoyed with people who won’t accept how I describe myself. Those who respond to my self-description as an atheist by saying: “No you’re not. You’re an agnostic.” It’s interesting that this response usually c read more...
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www.blogcatalog.com/topic/describe+agnostic/
www.blogcatalog.com/topic/describe+agnostic/
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Agnostics: Doubting the existence of God ... When asked what their religion is, many of those who are unsure of the existence of a God will reply "Agnostic." Since so many Agnostics regard this as their religion, we have a policy of capitalizing the term out of respect, as we do for all religions on this web site.
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www.religioustolerance.org/agnostic.htm
www.religioustolerance.org/agnostic.htm
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As with many definitions, the meaning of the words "atheist" and "agnostic" are difficult to pin down, and they mean different things to different people in different contexts. Let's start with some basic dictionary definitions. ... Huxley was an ardent Darwinist who used "agnostic" to describe his attitude toward religion.
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To illustrate the point, Table 1 shows that the non-theist and No Religion groups collectively known as "Nones" have gained almost 20 ... If we include those Americans who either don't know their religious identification (0.9 percent) or refuse to answer our key question (4.1 percent), ... Principal Investigators: Barry A.
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Word History: An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist. The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge.
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/agnostic
dictionary.reference.com/browse/agnostic
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