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	'''Agnosticism''' is ~~tbe~~ view or belief that ~~tbe~~ existence of [[God]], of ~~tbe~~ divine or ~~tbe~~ supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is ~~tbe~~ view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher ~~tbe~~ belief that God exists or ~~tbe~~ belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is the view or belief that the existence of [[God]], of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is the view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' is ~~the~~ view or belief that ~~the~~ existence of [[God]], of ~~the~~ divine or ~~the~~ supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is ~~the~~ view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher ~~the~~ belief that God exists or ~~the~~ belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is tbe view or belief that tbe existence of [[God]], of tbe divine or tbe supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is tbe view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher tbe belief that God exists or tbe belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' is ~~tbe~~ view or belief that ~~tbe~~ existence of [[God]], of ~~tbe~~ divine or ~~tbe~~ supernatural is unknown or unknowable. ~~Anotber~~ definition provided is ~~tbe~~ view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher ~~tbe~~ belief that God exists or ~~tbe~~ belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is the view or belief that the existence of [[God]], of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is the view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' ~~(from Greek agnōstos, "unknowable", from a- "not" + gnostos "known"), the doctrine that humans cannot know of the existence of anything beyond the phenomena of their experience,~~ is ~~the~~ view that ~~any ultimate reality (such as a deity) is unknown and probably unknowable. It is a philosophical or religious position characterized by uncertainty about the~~ existence of a [[~~god~~]] ~~or any gods<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agnosticism Agnosticism]</ref> but does not deny that a "higher power" might exist. General or secular agnosticism describes an attitude~~ of ~~doubt~~ or ~~uncertainty about something, denying~~ or ~~doubting the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study, therefore being at least noncommittal~~.		'''Agnosticism''' is tbe view or belief that tbe existence of [[God]], of tbe divine or tbe supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Anotber definition provided is tbe view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher tbe belief that God exists or tbe belief that God does not exist.

	~~==History==~~
	~~: ''In 1869, English biologist [[Thomas Henry Huxley\|T.H. Huxley]] coined this noun referring to someone whose religious beliefs lie somewhere in between those of a~~ [[~~theist~~]] ~~and an atheist — that~~ is, a believer and a disbeliever. Huxley combined the Greek prefix a-, meaning "not," with gnostos, "known." This word can be used as a noun or adjective, and it can also refer to uncertainty about questions other than the existence of ~~God: "Some philosophers remain agnostic as~~ to ~~whether people have free will."''<ref>[https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/agnostic agnostic], vocabulary.com</ref>~~

	~~: ''He did not, however, define “agnosticism” simply as the state of being an agnostic. Instead, he often used~~ that term to refer to a normative epistemological principle, something similar to (though weaker than) what we now call “evidentialism”. Roughly, Huxley’s principle says that it is wrong to say that one knows or ~~believes that a proposition is true without logically satisfactory evidence (Huxley 1884 and 1889). But it was Huxley’s application of this principle to theistic and atheistic~~ belief that ultimately had the greatest influence on the meaning of the term. He argued that, since neither of those beliefs is adequately supported by evidence, we ought to suspend judgment on the issue of whether or not there is a God. Nowadays, the term “agnostic” is often used (when the issue is God’s existence) to refer to those who follow the recommendation expressed in the conclusion of Huxley’s argument: an agnostic is a person who has entertained the proposition that there is a God ~~but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false. Not surprisingly, then, the term “agnosticism” is often defined, both in and outside of philosophy,~~ not as a principle or any other sort of proposition but instead as the psychological state of being an agnostic.''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230627151916/https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/ Atheism and Agnosticism]</ref>
	~~==Quotes==~~
	* ''Religious agnosticism may accept the ethical value of a religious way of living and even endorse religious ideas as a viable basis for understanding various aspects of human existence.'' — Gary Gutting
	~~== See also ==~~
	*[[Atheism]]

	~~==External links==~~
	~~=== Encyclopedias ===~~
	*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/agnosticism Encyclopedia Britannica: Agnosticism]
	*[https://www.~~encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/philosophy/philosophy-terms-and-concepts/agnosticism Encyclopedia.com: Agnosticism]~~

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

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	'''Agnosticism''' is the view or ~~belief that~~ the existence of [[~~God~~]], ~~of the divine~~ or the ~~supernatural is unknown or unknowable~~. ~~Another definition provided is the view that human~~ [[~~reason~~]] is ~~incapable~~ of ~~providing sufficient rational grounds~~ to ~~justify eiTher~~ the belief that God ~~exists or~~ the ~~belief~~ that God ~~does~~ not ~~exist~~.		'''Agnosticism''' (from Greek agnōstos, "unknowable", from a- "not" + gnostos "known"), the doctrine that humans cannot know of the existence of anything beyond the phenomena of their experience, is the view that any ultimate reality (such as a deity) is unknown and probably unknowable. It is a philosophical or religious position characterized by uncertainty about the existence of a [[god]] or any gods<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agnosticism Agnosticism]</ref> but does not deny that a "higher power" might exist. General or secular agnosticism describes an attitude of doubt or uncertainty about something, denying or doubting the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study, therefore being at least noncommittal.

			==History==
			: ''In 1869, English biologist [[Thomas Henry Huxley\|T.H. Huxley]] coined this noun referring to someone whose religious beliefs lie somewhere in between those of a [[theist]] and an atheist — that is, a believer and a disbeliever. Huxley combined the Greek prefix a-, meaning "not," with gnostos, "known." This word can be used as a noun or adjective, and it can also refer to uncertainty about questions other than the existence of God: "Some philosophers remain agnostic as to whether people have free will."''<ref>[https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/agnostic agnostic], vocabulary.com</ref>

			: ''He did not, however, define “agnosticism” simply as the state of being an agnostic. Instead, he often used that term to refer to a normative epistemological principle, something similar to (though weaker than) what we now call “evidentialism”. Roughly, Huxley’s principle says that it is wrong to say that one knows or believes that a proposition is true without logically satisfactory evidence (Huxley 1884 and 1889). But it was Huxley’s application of this principle to theistic and atheistic belief that ultimately had the greatest influence on the meaning of the term. He argued that, since neither of those beliefs is adequately supported by evidence, we ought to suspend judgment on the issue of whether or not there is a God. Nowadays, the term “agnostic” is often used (when the issue is God’s existence) to refer to those who follow the recommendation expressed in the conclusion of Huxley’s argument: an agnostic is a person who has entertained the proposition that there is a God but believes neither that it is true nor that it is false. Not surprisingly, then, the term “agnosticism” is often defined, both in and outside of philosophy, not as a principle or any other sort of proposition but instead as the psychological state of being an agnostic.''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230627151916/https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/ Atheism and Agnosticism]</ref>
			==Quotes==
			* ''Religious agnosticism may accept the ethical value of a religious way of living and even endorse religious ideas as a viable basis for understanding various aspects of human existence.'' — Gary Gutting
			== See also ==
			*[[Atheism]]

			==External links==
			=== Encyclopedias ===
			*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/agnosticism Encyclopedia Britannica: Agnosticism]
			*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/philosophy/philosophy-terms-and-concepts/agnosticism Encyclopedia.com: Agnosticism]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

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	'''Agnosticism''' is the view or belief that the existence of [[God]], of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. ~~AnoTher~~ definition provided is the view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is the view or belief that the existence of [[God]], of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is the view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' is ~~The~~ view or belief that ~~The~~ existence of [[God]], of ~~The~~ divine or ~~The~~ supernatural is unknown or unknowable. AnoTher definition provided is ~~The~~ view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher ~~The~~ belief that God exists or ~~The~~ belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is the view or belief that the existence of [[God]], of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. AnoTher definition provided is the view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' is The view or belief that The existence of [[God]], of The divine or The supernatural is unknown or unknowable. AnoTher definition provided is The view that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher The belief that God exists or The belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is The view or belief that The existence of [[God]], of The divine or The supernatural is unknown or unknowable. AnoTher definition provided is The view that human [[reason]] is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher The belief that God exists or The belief that God does not exist.

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	'''Agnosticism''' is ~~tbe~~ view or belief that ~~tbe~~ existence of [[God]], of ~~tbe~~ divine or ~~tbe~~ supernatural is unknown or unknowable. ~~Anotber~~ definition provided is ~~tbe~~ view that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify ~~eitber tbe~~ belief that God exists or ~~tbe~~ belief that God does not exist.		'''Agnosticism''' is The view or belief that The existence of [[God]], of The divine or The supernatural is unknown or unknowable. AnoTher definition provided is The view that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify eiTher The belief that God exists or The belief that God does not exist.

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