agnosticism
the belief that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether or not there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.
an intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge.
an attitude or view that does not conform to either of two opposing positions on a topic.
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How to use agnosticism in a sentence
“Maybe we need a new category other than theism, atheism or agnosticism that takes paradox and unknowing into account,” he writes.
More importantly, Schaeffer is almost onto something with his faux-agnosticism.
Indeed, Akkari sounded like a formerly religious man sprinting toward agnosticism.
It's this agnosticism, he argued, that leaves BDSers open to accusations that they want to see the country destroyed.
The primary difficulty in dealing with agnosticism is its elusive character.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman Cohen
agnosticism, he says, is a method the essence of which may be expressed in a single principle.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman CohenWe three, of differing degrees of agnosticism, looked at her, struck with the boldness of the thought.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonIsnt it founded on the idea of force, and isnt that what would result from any State formed on agnosticism?
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonGersonides was opposed to Maimonides's radical agnosticism in respect of the nature of God, and defended a more human view.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
Cultural definitions for agnosticism
[ (ag-nos-tuh-siz-uhm) ]
A denial of knowledge about whether there is or is not a God. An agnostic insists that it is impossible to prove that there is no God and impossible to prove that there is one. (Compare atheism.)
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