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While German philosophers tended toward various forms of nihilism after Kant, «it was Husserl's great merit,» wrote Hilda Graef, Stein's biographer, «to have dispelled these mists of relativistic agnosticism by reaffirming the two old truths: the existence of objective truth and the existence of a knowable world in which we live.»

Not exact matches

I'd be willing to bet that the 20 unaffiliated percent (of which I am a part) is more due to the rise of agnosticism and of organized religion shooting itself in the foot by supporting buffoons like Rick Santorum.

By your logic then, the only viable alternative is agnosticism.

By definition, Agnosticism is a form of Atheism.

Agnisticism is the heart of Gould's dichotomy, as agnosticism comes up with the answer (at least hard sgnosticism does) that the existence og God is by definition unprovable.

The one point this article reinforces by way of the posted comments is atheism and and agnosticism have just as fanatic a following as any religion and that following's reasoning is driven by bitterness, arrogance, and ignorance.

Your agnosticism is going to be haunted by that fact.

The vision proposed by this magazine implies that it is those dimensions within Indo - Greco - Catholic metaphysics which deny the thoroughgoing overall intelligibility and inter-relativity of the physical being of the universe which have been the seed of modern (nominalistic) individualism and agnosticism.

In China, USSR and North Korea, openly displaying a religion other than the state run atheism or agnosticism was met by brutality (for the most part with limited exception).

Einstein also couched his agnosticism in terms of specific representations of God made by religions not agnostic as to God and certainly not agnostic as to Spinoza's «God»

Another thought: I am always dumbfounded by people who see agnosticism or atheism as arrogant — as if believing in natural processes means believing you are the top of the heap (quite the opposite, as you point out).

Traditional theism is declining even more rapidly, and is being replaced by agnosticism or by a use of the word «God» that is both vague and variable from person to person.

More correctly, agnosticism is the absence of a belief or creed by one who doesn't know whether there is a «supreme being.»

Reuters: Pope says Catholic Church must stand firm against «intolerant agnosticism» Pope Benedict said on Sunday that Roman Catholic leaders must have the courage to stand up to attacks by «intolerant agnosticism» prevalent in many countries.

If used coherently by the Church it would constitute a real challenge to the agnosticism and indifference of our society.

When it comes to the gods presented by various believers, atheism AND agnosticism (the two go together, usually as they are not mutually exclusive positions — a grandmother can also be a wife) is the most sensible stance until proof can be evaluated..

Of all the world's major faiths, Hinduism has least to lose by lumping everyone's convictions together in one vast amalgam, since it has already made room for every conceivable viewpoint, from the cool agnosticism of a Nehru to the fervid polytheism of a Nepalese villager.

Many, however, disturbed by the emptiness and pessimism of the new atheism and agnosticism are yearningto find the true meaning of the universe, but there will be others who will hate and reject it.

I will be assuming agnosticism, though expect to be persuaded by the mainstream, but am open - minded.

Agnosticism and skepticism as polarized naive subjective priors (p = 0 or 1) is addressed by Jaynes early, and dismissed as too extreme, throwing the baby out with the bathwater.