Posted by QED at ns4.pfizer.com on November 16, 1999 at 09:22:35:
In Reply to: Went in Agnostic, came out... posted by Otis on November 15, 1999 at 19:26:25:
How can you be 'less' agnostic, do you know what agnostic means? It means the knowledge of the existence of god can not be known. It Does NOT mean you niether deny nor confirm gods existence.
According to Thomas Huxley, who coined the term...
"Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in vigorous application of a single principle. Positively
the principle may be expressed as: in matters of intellect, follow your reason as far as it can carry you without other
considerations. And negatively, in matters of the intellect, do not pretend the conclusions are certain that are not
demonstrated or demonstrable. It is wrong for a man to say he is certain of the objective truth of a proposition unless he
can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty. That is what Agnosticism asserts; and, in my opinion, it is all
that is essential to Agnosticism. ... The application of the principle results in the denial of, or the suspension of judgment
concerning, a number of propositions respecting which our contemporary ecclesiastical "gnostics" profess entire
certainty.[1]"
DO you go where the evidence leads?
QED