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What is the right definition of agnostic?

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What is the right definition of agnostic?
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RE: What is the right definition of agnostic?
November 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm
(June 23, 2016 at 5:28 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: T.H. Huxley introduced a definition of agnosticism in the 19th century.  His agnosticism was that neither the existence nor non-existence of God could ultimately be known, and that positions on the topic were akin to groundless speculation.

The problem is that there are multitudes of God-concepts. Many are indeed unknowable but plenty more - like the Abrahamic religions - make bogus claims, are riddled with contradictions, are based on faulty logic, ect so as to be to be pretty close to knowably false IMO. So I positively disbelieve in the God of the Torah, Bible and Koran but I'm agnostic about a generic God concept.

The agnostic label is unusable IMO.
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What is the right definition of agnostic? - by Red_Wind - June 23, 2016 at 5:11 am
RE: What is the right definition of agnostic? - by AFTT47 - November 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm
RE: What is the right definition of agnostic? - by chimp3 - June 26, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: What is the right definition of agnostic? - by brewer - November 7, 2016 at 3:48 pm
RE: What is the right definition of agnostic? - by abaris - November 7, 2016 at 5:55 pm

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