agnosticism
noun[U]
uk/æɡˈnɒs.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/æɡˈnɑː.stə.sɪ.zəm/thebeliefsof someone who does notknow, orbelievesthat it isimpossibletoknow, if agodexists:
不可知论According tocensusfigures, mensignificantlyoutnumberwomen inclaimingagnosticism.人口调查数据显示，宣称自己相信不可知论的男人要比女人多得多。
My agnosticism iseasilyexplainable: I can'tprovethatGodexists, and I can'tprovethatGoddoes notexist.我的不可知论立场是很容易解释的：我既不能证明上帝存在，又不能证明上帝不存在。
thefactthat someone does notknowor does not have anopinionabout whether something istrue, good,correct, etc.:
Theyfearthat the president's agnosticism aboutHIVwillhamperhis country'seffortstofighttheepidemic.
Is there really enoughremainingdoubtaboutglobalwarmingtojustifyagnosticism?
- He wasmovedtoquestionhis own agnosticism.
- You maythinkthat agnosticismrejectsallbeliefs, but theoppositeis thecase.
- Thepresidenthasdescribedher agnosticism as ajustifiabledesiretoaskquestions.
- Some wouldseehis agnosticism as the onlytruebasisforreligiousfaith.
- Thereseemedto be akindofscepticismor agnosticism abouthumanrightsthat Ifoundhorrifying.
Religious beliefs & atheistic beliefs
- agnostic
- Anglicanism
- animist
- anti-Catholic
- anti-Catholicism
- anti-Christian
- fetishistic
- heresy
- heretical
- humanistic
- ideologically
- ideologue
- idolatry
- mysticism
- orthodoxy
- pantheism
- superstition
- theological
- transmigration
- unbelieving
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view