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Agnostically vs Agnosticism - What's the difference?

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Agnostically is a derived term of agnosticism.


As a adverb agnostically

is in an agnostic manner.

As a noun agnosticism is

the view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.

agnostically

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an agnostic manner.
  • agnosticism

    Noun

    (-)
  • The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
  • The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
  • Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
  • * 1956, January 31st: ; quoted in:
  • * 1988 : James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations , ? 4,393] ([[w:Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin], ISBN 0395430852)
  • The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism , disbelief?—?call it what you will?—?than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
  • (label) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
  • * {{quote-journal
  • , year = 2009 , title = Climate change agnosticism - its meaning and implications , author = B. Pontin , journal = Environmental Law and Management , volume = 21 , issue = 2 , pages = 55-57 , issn = 1067-6058 , url = http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19752/ }}

    Derived terms

    * agnostic * agnostically * agnostics

    Coordinate terms

    * deism