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Line 34: − − ==Atheism and agnosticism== − − ''See also:'' [[Atheists doubting the validity of atheism]] − − Agnostics differ from [[Atheism|atheists]] in that they do not deny the existence of a deity while not affirming the existence of one (thus occupying a "middle-ground"). − − Further division lies with in two kinds of agnosticism: Agnostic Theism and Agnostic Atheism. Agnostic Theists believe in a god but do not claim to know there is a god. Agnostic Atheists do not believe in a god but do not claim to know there is not a god. Thus the distinction between Agnostics as opposed to Theists or Atheists is they do not claim knowledge even if they claim a belief. So contrary to what some may believe, they are not opinion-less on the subject. − − Many religious [[believer]]s make no distinction among [[non-believer]]s. If you're not sure that God exists, they combine the unsure and "surely not" into one lump. For these believers, an "atheist" is any [[faithless]] person who doesn't [[believe]] in God. − − Among those who have not decided whether to believe in a god, or to disbelieve in the existence of one, there are two main groups: − #Those who simply haven't made a decision − #Those who declare no rational decision is possible, on the grounds that the existence of a god is not knowable.
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T. H. Huxley was an vociferous proponent of Darwinism and the worldview of Darwinism had extremely harmful effects on the world as it was influential in terms of [[Social Darwinism]], [[Communism]], [[Nazism]] and [[evolutionary racism]] (See: [[History of agnosticism|History of agnosticism]]).
T. H. Huxley was an vociferous proponent of Darwinism and the worldview of Darwinism had extremely harmful effects on the world as it was influential in terms of [[Social Darwinism]], [[Communism]], [[Nazism]] and [[evolutionary racism]] (See: [[History of agnosticism|History of agnosticism]]).
== Analysis of agnosticism and common objections to agnosticism ==
== Analysis of agnosticism and common objections to agnosticism ==