Agnostics

/ægˈnɒstɪks/ noun

Definition

Plural of agnostic; people who believe that the existence of god or ultimate reality cannot be proven or known.

Etymology

From Greek a- (without) + gnostic (knowing), popularized by T.H. Huxley in 1869 as a philosophical middle position between atheism and theism.

Kelly Says

Agnostics are the philosophers of uncertainty—they're saying 'we're all just working with incomplete information,' which is philosophically honest but somehow manages to frustrate both atheists and religious folks equally.

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