Agnosticism, as coined by my personal hero in 1869, Darwin's Bulldog, the late, great, T. H. Huxtley, that broody, hot Victorian man-muffin in muttonchops, is this:
I like his definition.
Agnosticism is a way of viewing the divine (whether it be one, many, or none). God (whether it be one, many or none) is ultimately unknowable, period.
Robert Ingersoll's* "Why I am an Agnostic" (if you follow the link, you may have to navigate a wee bit to find it (and he has another titled "Gods") is probably the best example of Agnosticism as an action (take it with a grain of salt, it was written in the late 1800's and some things have changed a bit (genetics, physics, anthropology, etc)).
*Robert Ingersoll was a famous American orator and writer of the late 1800's
Agnosticism, in fact, is not a creed, but a method, the essence of which lies in the rigorous application of a single principle...Positively the principle may be expressed: In matters of the intellect, follow your reason as far as it will take you, without regard to any other consideration. And negatively: In matters of the intellect do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable.
T. H. Huxtley
T. H. Huxtley
Agnosticism is a way of viewing the divine (whether it be one, many, or none). God (whether it be one, many or none) is ultimately unknowable, period.
Robert Ingersoll's* "Why I am an Agnostic" (if you follow the link, you may have to navigate a wee bit to find it (and he has another titled "Gods") is probably the best example of Agnosticism as an action (take it with a grain of salt, it was written in the late 1800's and some things have changed a bit (genetics, physics, anthropology, etc)).
*Robert Ingersoll was a famous American orator and writer of the late 1800's
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