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'''Agnosticism''' is the belief that [[God]]'s existence or lack of existence can be neither proved nor disproved. Agnostics differ from [[Atheism|atheists]] in that they do not necessarily deny God's existence. | '''Agnosticism''' is the belief that [[God]]'s existence or lack of existence can be neither proved nor disproved. Agnostics differ from [[Atheism|atheists]] in that they do not necessarily deny God's existence. | ||
| − | 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. One nineteenth-century saw held that "There is no god but the Unknowable, and Herbert Spencer is his prophet."<ref>London, Jack (1913), ''Martin Eden,'' [http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/MartinEden/chapter13.html Chapter 13]</ref> |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/reason/agnosticism/agnostic.html Origin of the word 'agnostic'] | *[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/reason/agnosticism/agnostic.html Origin of the word 'agnostic'] | ||
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Template:Stub Agnosticism is the belief that God's existence or lack of existence can be neither proved nor disproved. Agnostics differ from atheists in that they do not necessarily deny God's existence.
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. One nineteenth-century saw held that "There is no god but the Unknowable, and Herbert Spencer is his prophet."[1]
References
- ↑ London, Jack (1913), Martin Eden, Chapter 13