Agnosticism is the philosophical view that the (truth) values of certain claims—particularly theological claims regarding the existence of God, gods, or deities—are unknown, inherently unknowable, or incoherent, and therefore, (some agnostics may go as far to say) irrelevant to life. The term and the related agnostic were coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869, and are also used to describe those who are unconvinced or noncommittal about the existence of deities as well as other matters of religion. The word agnostic comes from the Greek a (without) and gnosis (knowledge). Agnosticism is not to be confused with a view specifically opposing the doctrine of gnosis and Gnosticism—these are religious concepts that are not generally related to agnosticism.

Agnosticism is distinct from, but compatible with, atheism. It is also compatible with theism. This is because agnosticism is a view about knowledge concerning God, whereas theism and atheism are beliefs (or lack thereof) concerning God. For example, it is possible to believe in God but to believe that knowledge about God is not obtainable.

Agnostics may claim that it is not possible to have absolute or certain spiritual knowledge or, alternatively, that while certainty may be possible, they personally have no such knowledge. Agnosticism in both cases involves some form of skepticism towards religious statements. Some claim that there is nothing distinctive in being an agnostic because even theists do not claim to know God exists, only to believe it, and many even agree there is room for doubt; and atheists in the broader sense do not claim to know there is no God, only not to believe in one.

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@jnelle_akaSunny Tell me about it. Look into agnosticism, if you want to. It gave me a sense of where I stand at as far as religion.
pnoyz (Devan Dunham) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:55:31 -0000
@jnelle_akaSunny Tell me about it. Look into agnosticism, if you want to. It gave me a sense of where I stand at as far as religion.
i'm thinking about converting to Agnosticism.
MocaCocaCola (Montha Thach) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:26 -0000
i'm thinking about converting to Agnosticism.
@katattak If you are unsure, its called Agnosticism
Burning_Death (Axel) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:06 -0000
@katattak If you are unsure, its called Agnosticism
"I thought agnosticism was that god didn't exist." "No, that's atheism." "I thought THAT was that god is dead." "...no... that's Nietzsche."
stompthewalrus (M) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:40:10 -0000
"I thought agnosticism was that god didn't exist." "No, that's atheism." "I thought THAT was that god is dead." "...no... that's Nietzsche."
Wrong. http://bit.ly/SjDog RT @davetrott: I thought Atheism was a religion. It's certainly a belief system unlike agnosticism.
atheish (Clint) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:36:00 -0000
Wrong. http://bit.ly/SjDog RT @davetrott: I thought Atheism was a religion. It's certainly a belief system unlike agnosticism.
@alaindebotton I thought Atheism was a religion. It's certainly a belief system unlike agnosticism.
davetrott (dave trott) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:32:31 -0000
@alaindebotton I thought Atheism was a religion. It's certainly a belief system unlike agnosticism.

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