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	Strong agnosticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strong agnosticism or positive agnosticism is the belief that it is impossible for humans to know whether or not any God or gods exist.
		Weak agnosticism often overlaps with, and is often confused with, weak atheism, as both are a lack of belief rather than a belief in lack (of either existence or knowledge).
		One criticism of strong agnosticism is that it denies the ability of gods to prove their existence, but of course, this presupposes that there are gods to prove their existence, or that it is even logically plausible whether there are or not, that they (or we)could prove their existence.
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	Agnosticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agnosticism (1826 words)

	Strong agnosticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Strong agnosticism or positive agnosticism is the belief that it is impossible for humans to know whether or not any god exists.
		Strong agnosticism is in contrast to weak agnosticism, in which the agnostic believes that the existence of any gods is simply unknown,but not necessarily unknowable.
		Weak agnosticism often overlaps with, and is often confused with, weak atheism, as both are a lack of belief rather than a belief in lack (of eitherexistence or knowledge).
	www.therfcc.org /strong-agnosticism-88427.html (115 words)

	weak agnosticism
		Of course, the strong agnostic might be prepared to concede that it is epistemically possible that one of these atheistic claims is correct; but she holds that there is not yet conclusive reason to believe any one of them.
		Even though the strong agnostic contends that there is currently available no good evidence for the existence of God, she holds that what is rationally required is merely refusal to assent either to the claim that God exists or to the claim that God does not exist.
		Since the agnostic sees no reason to think that it is no more likely that the world is uncreated than it is that the world was created according to one particular hypothesis about that act of creation, she has no reason to accept the modified version of Forrest's argument.[21] Agnostics can reasonably resist deism.
	www.infidels.org /library/modern/graham_oppy/agnostic.html (8718 words)

	The agnostic fallacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Agnosticism is mostly considered a vague middle ground in the debate surrounding the god question.
		Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in the vigorous application of a single principle.
		Agnosticism is part of that gradient : it claims that the kind of knowledge stated in propositions R and P is irrational.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/atheism/106355 (1509 words)

	AGNOSTICISM FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Agnosticism is distinct from strong_atheism (also called ''positive atheism''), which denies the existence of any deities.
		Strong_agnosticism (also called hard agnosticism, closed agnosticism, strict agnosticism)â”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.
		Weak_agnosticism (also called soft agnosticism, open agnosticism, empirical agnosticism)â”the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but isn't necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgement until more evidence is available.
	www.whereintheworldisbush.com /agnosticism (1779 words)

	agnosticism: 'Agnostic Atheist'?
		Furthermore, he also made the point that an agnostic could either be a theist or an atheist; however, he insisted that agnosticism is not really an 'alternative' to theism and atheism, because one either has a belief or lacks a belief in a god.
		As I understand it, agnosticism is essentially a position that one does not know whether or not there is a god, and furthermore that one does not believe it is even possible to know whether or not there is a god.
		Since I define 'agnostic' as someone 'without knowledge' of the existence or non-existence of any god(s) and I define 'theist' as someone 'with belief' in the existence of a god, an 'agnostic theist' would be someone who believes in a god, but does not know for certain whether or not that god exists.
	www.livejournal.com /community/agnosticism/37354.html (3869 words)

	Agnosticism
		By these definitions, a strong agnostic could not take either side of certainty, while a weak agnostic could possibly be either atheist or theist.
		A weak agnostic is either atheist, theist, or outside of the debate, while a strong agnostic is necessarily outside of the debate.
		Whenever you agree with this distinction or not, we have to conclude that agnosticism in itself is outside of the atheism/theism debate.
	www.objectivethought.com /atheism/agnosticism.html (746 words)

	[Understanding Atheism and Agnosticism] A180.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Agnosticism is an epistemological position; that is, agnosticism concerns knowledge, particularly one's knowledge of God (or lack thereof).
		An agnostic could be one who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God (this is "strong" agnosticism, and arguably the most common understanding of "agnostic" used by agnostics).
		Many Christians are "agnostic" in the sense that they accept their beliefs "by faith" with no desire to possess certain knowledge or have proof to support their beliefs.
	www.a180.net /atheism_agnosticism.html (1168 words)

	Apologia Atheos: Definition of strong/weak atheism and agnosticism
		Strong atheism is the positive belief that there is no god and weak atheism is the negative belief that there is no rational ground for the belief in gods.
		Sometimes agnosticism is popularly defined as one who doesn't believe that there is a god, while at the same time believing that there is a god.
		Yet another definition of agnosticism is the belief that the existence of a god or gods is intrinsically unknowable.
	www.update.uu.se /~fbendz/atheism/definitions.html (1710 words)

	Agnosticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		He defined an agnostic as someone who disclaimed ("strong") atheism and believed that the ultimate origin of things must be some cause unknown and unknowable.
		Since that time, however, the term agnostic has also been used to describe those that do not believe that the question is intrinsically unknowable, but instead believe that the evidence for or against God is inconclusive, and therefore are undecided about the issue.
		To reduce the amount of confusion over the use of term agnosticism, it is recommended that usage based on the original definition be qualified as "strict agnosticism" and usage based on the second definition be qualified as "empirical agnosticism".
	www.iwriteiam.nl /GEm_ag.html (280 words)

	Theism, Atheism, and Agnosticism
		In practice, however, weak atheism and strong atheism are taken to be mutually exclusive; one cannot be both a weak atheist and a strong atheist.
		An agnostic, on this view, is someone who does not claim certainty when all that is available is probability, someone who measures their beliefs to the strength of their reasons for so believing.
		Strong Agnosticism: Belief that knowledge of the existence or non-existence of God is impossible.
	www.philosophyofreligion.info /definitions.html (805 words)

	AGNOSTICISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		An agnostic is a person who feels that God's existence can neither be proved nor disproved, on the basis of current evidence.
		Some Agnostics feel that their beliefs match the second definition, and thus consider themselves to be both Atheist and an Agnostic.
		That I take to be the agnostic faith, which if a man keep whole and undefiled, he shall not be ashamed to look the universe in the face, whatever the future may have in store for him.
	www.religioustolerance.org /agnostic.htm (1654 words)

	Atheism, Agnosticism and Pascal's Wager
		Strong agnosticism is more in keeping with how Thomas H. Huxley who coined the term defined it.
		Strong atheists contend that the very concepts of omnipotence and omniscience are fundamentally impossible to exist.
		I think most strong atheists would concede that, but claim that they meet the burden of proof with their arguments as to the alleged impossibility of omnipotence and omniscience.
	www.caseagainstfaith.com /articles/pascal.htm (1226 words)

	Atheism and Non-Religious Philosophies: Definitions
		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.
		Strong atheism, also sometimes referred to as explicit atheism, goes one step further and involves denying the existence of at least one god, usually multiple gods, and sometimes the possible existence of any gods at all.
	www.pluralism.org /resources/tradition/atheism.php (1900 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Agnosticism
		Agnostic Church Resource with a message board, regular columns, essays, a section on fallacies of Christianity, and religious jokes.
		Agnosticism (1889) This is the full text of Thomas Huxley's essay explaining and defending Agnosticism.
		Church of the Apathetic Agnostic Intending to show that agnosticism is a legitimate religious doctrine, not just indecision between belief and disbelief in god.
	search-intl.netscape.com /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Agnosticism (590 words)

	Society Zeligion and Spirituality Agnosticism Polish Yellow Pages - Polska - Poland - Polen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Agnostic Church- An agnostic e-zine and resource site with a message board, regular columns, essays, a section on fallacies of Christianity, and religious jokes.
		Agnosticism (1889)- This is the full text of Thomas Huxley's essay explaining and defending Agnosticism.
		Church of the Apathetic Agnostic- Intending to show that agnosticism is a legitimate religious doctrine, not just indecision between belief and disbelief in god.
	www.yp.pl /ca/117428/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Agnosticism (770 words)

	The Atheism Web: Introduction to Atheism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		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.
		To reduce the amount of confusion over the use of term agnosticism, it is recommended that usage based on a belief that we cannot know whether God exists be qualified as "strict agnosticism" and usage based on the belief that we merely do not know yet be qualified as "empirical agnosticism".
		Strong atheism is closer, but still doesn't really match, as even the most dogmatic atheist will tend to refer to experimental data (or the lack of it) when asserting that God does not exist.
	www.infidels.org /news/atheism/intro.html (6371 words)

	Agnosticism vs. Atheism
		In practice, agnosticism and weak-atheism are identical and strong-atheism is often translated as just atheism when the two are mentioned together.
		The agnostic does not trust conclusions that are not based on empirical evidence and/or logic.
		But the agnostic tends to consider the various questions posed by religion and judge them on their merits, while the atheist tends to reject religious doctrine outright as it applies to invisible deities.
	debatingchristianity.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=325 (1596 words)

	Religion and Spirituality Directory Directory: Agnosticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Definitions of agnosticism, weak agnosticism and strong agnosticism.
		A discussion group for Realists (agnostics, atheists, and pantheists) to unite and discuss issues in philosophy, science, and spirituality.
		Definition and history of the concept of agnosticism, comparisons with atheism, and examination of its origins.
	religionandspirituality.biz /directory/Top/.../Agnosticism/117428 (741 words)

	Strong agnosticism -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		(Click link for more info and facts about Weak agnosticism) Weak agnosticism states that the existence of any gods is simply unknown, but is not necessarily unknowable.
		Both types can also be reconciled with (Click link for more info and facts about strong atheism) strong atheism for the same reason, though this can be disputed depending on how one defines both "belief" and "knowledge".
		Weak agnosticism often overlaps with, and is often confused with, (Click link for more info and facts about weak atheism) weak atheism, as both are a lack of belief rather than a belief in lack (of either existence or knowledge).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/St/Strong_agnosticism.htm (214 words)

	Society Religion and Spirituality Agnosticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Agnosticism (1889) - This is the full text of Thomas Huxley's essay explaining and defending Agnosticism.
		Agnosticism 101 - Definition and history of the concept of agnosticism, comparisons with atheism, and examination of its origins.
		Apathetic Agnostic Church of Bicol - A church for Agnostics, Unitarians, Pantheists, Nontheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, Universalists, Atheists and other free spirits in the Bicol Region of the Philippines.
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		strong atheism for the same reason, though this can be disputed depending on how one defines both "belief" and "knowledge".
		Weak agnosticism often overlaps with, and is often confused with,
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Strong_agnosticism (249 words)

	GodlessRose's Atheism Page
		Agnosticism can be a form of atheism or theism, but it must be one or the other.
		This interpretation of agnosticism is identical, at least for practical purposes, to the definition of weak atheism (see below.) Since it merely serves to redefine agnostic as a synonym for weak atheist, I consider it to be a questionable use of the word.
		Agnostic Atheism: This is a subtype of weak atheism.
	www.geocities.com /godlessrose/atheism.html (4278 words)

	Strong agnosticism - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Strong agnosticism - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		The article about Strong agnosticism contains information related to Strong agnosticism and See also.
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