- agnosticism
- The view that some proposition is not known, and perhaps cannot be known to be true or false. The term is particularly applied to theological doctrines.
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Agnosticism — 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… … Mini philosophy glossary
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agnosticism — [[t]ægnɒ̱stɪsɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism … English dictionary
