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Double oops. Huxley _did_ mean to oppose it to Gnosticism. No time to fix this now...
The word "agnostic" was coined by [[T. H. Huxley]], from the Greek roots ''a-'' not, and ''-gnostic,'' knowing; the philosopher [[Herbert Spencer]] was influential in spreading its use.
The word "agnostic" was coined by [[T. H. Huxley]], from the Greek roots ''a-'' not, and ''-gnostic,'' knowing; the philosopher [[Herbert Spencer]] was influential in spreading its use.