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Ignosticism vs Agnostic - What's the difference?

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Agnostic is a related term of ignosticism.



As nouns the difference between ignosticism and agnostic

is that ignosticism is the philosophical position that beliefs regarding the existence or non-existence of God (capitalized) all assume too much, especially because there is not just one universal definition of the word "God" or because the concept of "God" is both unfalsifiable and unverifiable; also called "theological noncognitivism" while agnostic is a person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

As an adjective agnostic is

of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

ignosticism

English

Noun

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  • The philosophical position that beliefs regarding the existence or non-existence of God (capitalized) all assume too much, especially because there is not just one universal definition of the word "God" or because the concept of "God" is both unfalsifiable and unverifiable; also called "theological noncognitivism".

    • See also

    * agnosticism * apatheism * ignostic * nontheism English words suffixed with -ism

    agnostic

    English

    (wikipedia agnostic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date = 1876-06-01
    • , first = Leslie , last = Stephen , authorlink = Leslie Stephen , title = An Agnostic's Apology , magazine = The Forthnightly Review , volume = 25/19 , issue = 114 , page = 840 , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=1WVIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA840 , passage = The Agnostic is one who asserts—what no one denies—that there are limits to the sphere of human intelligence. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date = 1953-11-03
    • , first = Bertrand , last = Russell , authorlink = Bertrand Russell , title = What is an Agnostic? , magazine = Look , url = http://scepsis.ru/eng/articles/id_5.php , passage = An agnostic thinks it impossible to know the truth in matters such as God and the future life with which Christianity and other religions are concerned. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year = 1985
    • , title = Contact: a novel , first = Carl , last = Sagan , authorlink = Carl Sagan , publisher = Simon and Schuster , location = New York , isbn = 978-0671434007 , page = 175 , passage = When I say I'm an agnostic , I only mean that the evidence isn't in. There isn't compelling evidence that God exists — at least your kind of god — and there isn't compelling evidence that he doesn't. }}

    Coordinate terms

    * deist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
  • * {{quote-book, year = 1889
    • , title = Agnosticism , first = Thomas Henry , last = Huxley , authorlink = Thomas Henry Huxley , url = http://aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/CE5/Agn.html , passage = In matters of the intellect do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable. That I take to be the agnostic faith, which if a man keep whole and undefiled, he shall not be ashamed to look the universe in the face, whatever the future may have in store for him. }}
    His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book.
  • Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
    • She left the church when she became agnostic .
  • (computing) A software component (or other entity) that is unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable
    • The socket communications layer is agnostic''' with regard to its underlying transport mechanism -- it is “transport-'''agnostic ”.
  • (usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
    • I'm agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel
    He says he's agnostic concerning the Secretary's claims.

    Related terms

    * agnosticism * gnostic * ignosticism

    See also

    * atheist * sceptic , skeptic (Mainly US) *

    Anagrams

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