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	Urban Dictionary: Agnostic
		An agnostic is a person who believes that the existence of a greater power, such as a god, cannot be proven or disproved; therefore an agnostic wallows in the complexity of the existence of higher beings.
		Agnostics on religion (Christianity, Islam, Buddhists, etc): Religious zealots are often viewed as ignorant by agnostics’ because of their blind following of a supreme being which may or may not exist.
		An agnostic views an atheist on the same plane as a religious zealot; often because the belief that human beings are the pinnacle of intelligence and there are few things that we do not or have the potential to understand.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Agnostic (705 words)

	Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick \| Agnosticism
		Agnosticism is the philosophical and theological view that spiritual truths, such as the existence of God, gods or deities, is either unknown or inherently unknowable.
		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.
		However, one can still draw a distinction between weak atheism and agnosticism by drawing a distinction between belief and knowledge, leading those who believe knowledge of God is not possible to claim agnosticism is about knowledge, while atheism/theism is about the lack of belief.
	www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Agnosticism (648 words)

	Atheism: An Introduction to Atheism
		Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods.
		He defined an agnostic as someone who disclaimed both ("strong") atheism and theism, and who believed that the question of whether a higher power existed was unsolved and insoluble.
		Atheism is the position that runs logically counter to theism; in that sense, it can be said to be "anti-religion." However, when religious believers speak of atheists being "anti-religious" they usually mean that the atheists have some sort of antipathy or hatred towards theists.
	www.infidels.org /library/modern/mathew/intro.html (6445 words)

	What is an Agnostic
		Agnostic views are as old as philosophical skepticism but the terms "agnostic" and "agnosticism" were created by Huxley to sum up his thoughts on contemporary developments of metaphysics about the "unconditioned" (Hamilton) and the "unknowable" (Herbert Spencer).
		The agnostic theist who still wishes to believe must ascribe attributes of some sort to their belief, thus rendering them no longer agnostic (as they are now claiming some knowledge of their deity), and instead making them a theist.
		strong agnosticism (aka hard agnosticism, closed agnosticism, strict agnosticism) — the view that the question of the existence of deities is unknowable by nature or that human beings are ill-equipped to judge the evidence.
	www.cojoweb.com /ref-agnostic.html (4614 words)

	Definition of Atheism (Page 3)
		The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge.
		In coining the term agnostic, Huxley was considering as “Gnostics” a group of his fellow intellectuals—“ists,” as he called them—who had eagerly embraced various doctrines or theories that explained the world to their satisfaction.
		Because he was a “man without a rag of a label to cover himself with,” Huxley coined the term agnostic for himself, its first published use being in 1870.
	www.evilbible.com /Definition_of_Atheism_3.htm (1314 words)

	Agnosticism
		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.
		Agnosticism, focusing on what can be known, is an epistemological position (dealing with the nature and limits of human knowledge); while atheism and theism are ontological positions (a branch of metaphysics that deals with what types of entities exist).
		Strong agnosticism (also called hard agnosticism, closed agnosticism, strict agnosticism)—the view that the question of the existence of deities is unknowable by nature or that human beings are ill-equipped to judge the evidence.
	www.bblo.net /Agnosticism.html (1784 words)

	Atheism - Theopedia
		Agnosticism is distinct from strong atheism, though many weak atheists may be agnostics, and those who are strong atheists with regard to a particular deity might be weak atheists or agnostics with regard to other deities.
		Main article: Agnostic atheism Agnostic atheism is a fusion of atheism or nontheism with agnosticism, the epistemological position that the existence or nonexistence of deities is unknown (weak agnosticism) or unknowable (strong agnosticism).
		Agnostic atheism is typically contrasted with agnostic theism, the belief that deities exist even though it is impossible to know that deities exist, and with gnostic atheism, the belief that there is enough information to determine that deities do not exist.
	www.theopedia.com /Atheist (8462 words)

	Definition of Atheism (Page 4)
		Atheism, however, casts a wider net and rejects all belief in “spiritual beings,” and to the extent that belief in spiritual beings is definitive of what it means for a system to be religious, atheism rejects religion.
		So atheism is not only a rejection of the central conceptions of Judeo-Christianity and Islam, it is, as well, a rejection of the religious beliefs of such African religions as that of the Dinka and the Nuer, of the anthropomorphic gods of classical Greece and Rome, and of the transcendental conceptions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
		An agnostic, like an atheist, asserts either that he does not know that God exists—or, more typically, that he cannot know or have sound reasons for believing that God exists—but unlike the atheist he does not think that he is justified in saying that God does not exist or, stronger still, that God cannot exist.
	www.evilbible.com /Definition_of_Atheism_4.htm (3211 words)

	Atheism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Atheism, in its broadest sense, is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of god(s), thus contrasting with theism.
		Strong atheism may be based on arguments that the concept of a deity is self-contradictory and therefore impossible (positive ignosticism), or on the assertion that any belief in the supernatural is not rationally justifiable.
		Agnostic atheism is a fusion of atheism or nontheism with agnosticism, the epistemological position that the existence or nonexistence of deities is unknown (weak agnosticism) or unknowable (strong agnosticism).
	www.bblo.net /Atheism.html (9413 words)

	Winter 2003,2004 - Volume 42 # 1
		Agnosticism is a recent concept, introduced by Thomas Huxley, the famous friend and advocate of Darwin, to describe his own concerns about knowledge and belief.
		Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in the vigorous application of a single principle.
		Atheism is not and does not have to be about certainty; rather, in a funny way, it is about the lack of certainty.
	www.americanatheist.org /win03-04/T1/eller.html (3663 words)

	Adherents.com: Atheist Statistics \| Agnostic
		"Agnosticism" and "atheism" are widely accepted as have different meanings.
		Based on the questions used in the survey, Greeley's category "softest core atheists" fall under the common definition of agnostics, which is why their numbers have not been included in the "atheist" totals.
		The statistical incidence and classification of atheism among world religions is discussed on the Major Religions of the World page.
	www.adherents.com /largecom/com_atheist.html (801 words)

	agnostic
		AGNOSTICISM is the belief that we do or cannot know whether a god exists.
		Agnostic Theism - The belief that a deity probably exists.
		Agnostic Atheism - The belief that the existence of a god is improbable or a lack of belief that a deity exists.
	www.geocities.com /polkster_1/agnostic.html (153 words)

	The Scope of Atheism
		Atheism is commonly considered to be a threat to the individual and society.
		Agnosticism is commonly used as a refuge for those who wish to escape the stigma of atheism, and its vagueness has earned it the status of an intellectually respectable form of dissent from religion.
		Atheism, which is represented as a rival belief to theism, allegedly cannot demonstrate the nonexistence of a god, so it is claimed that the atheist is no better off than the theist.
	www.positiveatheism.org /writ/smith.htm (7968 words)

	Atheism and Non-Religious Philosophies: Definitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The agnostic holds that human knowledge is limited to the natural world, that the mind is incapable of knowledge of the supernatural.
		It is thus possible to separate agnostics in two groups, labeled strong agnosticism and weak agnosticism as analogs to strong atheism and weak atheism.
		Weak atheism, also sometimes referred to as implicit atheism, is simply another name for the broadest and most general conception of atheism: the absence of belief in any gods.
	www.pluralism.org /resources/tradition/atheism.php (1900 words)

	Agnostic Vs Atheism
		* Agnostic Vs Atheism * And yet, none of the human priests or dignitaries had ever given their lives according to the commandment of God as had His Son, who gave His life a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
		And yet, none of the human priests or dignitaries had ever given their lives according to the commandment of God as had His Son, who gave His life a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
		Atheism And Envionmental Protection They have been endowed by God with a holy authority to be exercised in leading their children in the way of the Lord.
	religious.search.cba.pl /Agnostic-Vs-Atheism.html (4238 words)

	The agnostic fallacy
		Agnosticism is mostly considered a vague middle ground in the debate surrounding the god question.
		Agnosticism is part of that gradient : it claims that the kind of knowledge stated in propositions R and P is irrational.
		An agnostic atheist is someone who does not believe in gods regardless of their lack of knowledge on the question.
	www.objectivethought.com /atheism/agnostic.html (1367 words)

	ATHEISM:
		Atheism is not a religion in the sense that Christianity, Islam, and, Judaism are.
		Atheism is not generally perceived as offering a complete guideline for living as do most religions.
		Atheism is confined to one factor: the existence or non-existence of a deity.
	www.religioustolerance.org /atheist.htm (771 words)

	Atheism & Agnosticism
		Atheism might be a form of denial or rebellion against God due to some unfortunate life circumstance.
		The word agnosticism is often confused as an alternative position to either theism or atheism.
		While theism and atheism refer to the presence or absence of a belief in gods, agnosticism (and its opposite term gnosticism) refer to the absence or presence of knowledge of god.
	www.anatheist.com /Portals/atheism.html (706 words)

	Gnostic vs Agnostic - Da Vinci Code
		Agnostics in modern times are not sure about religion or God - they don't accept that either is real.
		An agnostic, as far as my understanding goes, professes neither belief nor active disbelief (literally, "without knowledge", although I concede that the etymology is slightly more complicated), while an atheist does have a belief - that there is no god, whatever the reasoning behind this.
		You can lump agnostics together with atheists in a "don’t actively believe in God" bucket if you wish, but it is no more logical than grouping agnostics and believers because neither believe that there is definitely no god.
	www.lisashea.com /hobbies/art/agnostic.html (2841 words)

	Agnostic atheism - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Agnostic atheism - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Agnostic atheism is the philosophy that encompasses both atheism and agnosticism.
		Due to definitional variance, an agnostic atheist does not believe in God or gods and by extension holds true one or more of these statements:
	www.music.us /education/A/Agnostic-atheism.htm (290 words)

	Atheism and Agnosticism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		The main purpose of this article is to explore the differences between atheism and agnosticism, and the relations between them.
		Huxley's agnosticism seems nevertheless to go with an extreme empiricism, nearer to Mill's methods of induction than to recent discussions of the hypothetico-deductive and partly holistic aspect of testing of theories.
		Some may call themselves ‘agnostics’ rather than ‘atheists’ merely because they are equally repelled by the fanaticism associated with some forms of theism and by the boring obsessiveness of what Hilary Putnam has called ‘the village atheist’.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/atheism-agnosticism (4931 words)

	Thoughts in a Haystack: Agnostic About Atheism
		John Wilkins, the unabashedly antipodian philosopher of science, led off the latest round with a review of The God Delusion that particularly focused on Dawkins' discussion of agnosticism that John found to be "just bad." Jason Rosenhouse responded to Wilkins, agreeing with Dawkins that agnosticism is unjustified fence-sitting.
		My understanding of the word "agnostic" is that it describes a person who says that they do not KNOW whether a god exists or not, and an atheist is one who does not BELIEVE that god exists.
		I call myself an agnostic atheist, as I consider that no one KNOWS if god exists or not, and I don't BELIEVE in the existence of god either.
	dododreams.blogspot.com /2006/11/agnostic-about-atheism.html (2796 words)

	Agnostic Atheist
		Some people term this hard agnosticism as “agnostic atheism.” These definitions of agnosticism leave open the possibility of an agnostic also being an atheist, a theist, or one who endorses neither position.
		The existence or nonexistence of deities is not known or is unknowable.
		The agnostic atheist, therefore, combines elements of not knowing the existence of God with the unbelief in God.
	www.allaboutphilosophy.org /agnostic-atheist-faq.htm (229 words)

	Atheism
		Many people who call themselves agnostics are in fact weak atheists, and vice versa, adding to the confusion about what it means to be an atheist.
		An agnostic is, most literally, one who does not know, and knows he does not know.
		Thus, an agnostic would claim that both theists and atheists are adhering to a belief without foundation.
	www.amadan.org /atheism/terms.html (1398 words)

	Agnostic atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		while, then, it is erroneous to identify agnosticism and atheism, it is equally erroneous so to separate them as if the one were exclusive of the other..." (p.50-51)
		Individuals may identify as agnostic atheists based on their knowledge of the philosophical concepts of epistemology, theory of justification and Occam's Razor.
		Smith, George H. Atheism: The Case Against God.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agnostic_atheism (261 words)

	Atheism Page
		You are an agnostic if you have doubt that a god exists but cannot say so definitely.
		However if the definition of god is loosened up to meaning life energy or force, or just plain life then I am an agnostic.
		I believe there is a life force or energy in everything, but am not sure whether this adds up to the existence of a god force or not.
	www.geocities.com /adeandchris/atheism.html (192 words)

	- - - - - - - - Agnostic Atheism- - - - - - - - - A Xanga Blogring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Agnostic- One who believes that there is no proving the existence or denial of a god or a deity.
		George Smith, the author of "Atheism" divides agnostics into two types: Agnostic theism: those who believe that a deity probably exists.
		If you want to know more or you are questioning the existence of a god as most people in america describe them, or you just want a good old-fashioned debate then join up
	www.xanga.com /groups/group.aspx?id=139121 (646 words)

	BBSNews - Atheism / Agnostic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, names Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales; Federal Bureau of Prisons director Harley G. Lappin, and Clay Johnson III, director, Office of Management and Budget.
		Plaintiffs include the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog group of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics), co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker, and founder Anne Nicol Gaylor.
		The Bureau of Prisons' 18-month Life Connections Program, instigated by the Department of Justice Task Force for Faith-based and Community Initiatives, has been operating since at least 2003.
	bbsnews.net /index.php?topic=atheism (1557 words)

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