单词	agnosticism
释义	agnosticism noun ag·​nos·​ti·​cism ag-ˈnä-stə-ˌsi-zəm  əg- : an agnostic quality, state, or attitude: a : the view that any ultimate reality (such as a deity) is unknown and probably unknowable : a philosophical or religious position characterized by uncertainty about the existence of a god or any gods Religious agnosticism may accept the ethical value of a religious way of living and even endorse religious ideas as a viable basis for understanding various aspects of human existence. Gary Gutting b : an attitude of doubt or uncertainty about something This purposeful agnosticism, which served the tobacco industry well, will sound eerily familiar to anyone following the global warming "debate"—another case in which a few pedigreed skeptics, whose views align with those of a powerful industry, are framing consensus as controversy. Jonathan Miles The developers of quantum mechanics, attempting to describe the electron's charge or mass or momentum or energy or spin in almost every new equation, nevertheless maintained a silent agnosticism about certain issues of its existence. James Gleick Word History Etymology agnostic entry 2 + -ism First Known Use 1848, in the meaning defined above agnosticism noun as in atheisms Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance atheisms secularisms know-nothingisms nonbeliefs Antonyms & Near Antonyms religions faiths cults persuasions creeds denominations doctrines churches sects dogmas theologies communions credos dogmata See More
随便看	beneficium ex beneficium excussionis beneficium in beneficium inventarii beneficium ordinis beneficium se beneficium separationis benefit benefit of clergy benefit of the doubt benefit society benefit theory of taxation benefit year benefited benefiter benefiters benefiting benefits benefitted benefitting beneluces Benelux beneluxes Beneluxian beneluxians

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