Agnosticism
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Agnosticism is a philosophical and religious position that holds that the existence or nature of deities is unknown or inherently unknowable.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnosticism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2838694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agnosticism Context triple: [Moravians, hasReligion, Agnosticism]
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A.
Skepticism
Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
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B.
Deism
Deism is a philosophical and religious belief that posits a non-interventionist creator who established the universe and its laws but does not interfere with human affairs or suspend natural laws through miracles.
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C.
secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
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D.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a diverse set of early religious movements that emphasized secret spiritual knowledge (gnosis) as the path to salvation and often presented a dualistic view of the material and spiritual worlds.
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E.
Nones
Nones is a 1951 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature religious and philosophical concerns in a series of meditative, formally varied poems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agnosticism Target entity description: Agnosticism is a philosophical and religious position that holds that the existence or nature of deities is unknown or inherently unknowable.
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A.
Skepticism
Skepticism is a philosophical school that questions the possibility of certain knowledge, emphasizing doubt and critical inquiry about beliefs and claims.
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B.
Deism
Deism is a philosophical and religious belief that posits a non-interventionist creator who established the universe and its laws but does not interfere with human affairs or suspend natural laws through miracles.
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C.
secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
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D.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a diverse set of early religious movements that emphasized secret spiritual knowledge (gnosis) as the path to salvation and often presented a dualistic view of the material and spiritual worlds.
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E.
Nones
Nones is a 1951 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature religious and philosophical concerns in a series of meditative, formally varied poems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemological position
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philosophical position ⓘ religious position ⓘ stance on theism ⓘ worldview ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
possibility that deities may exist
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possibility that deities may not exist ⓘ |
| addresses | justification of belief in deities ⓘ |
| allowsFor |
suspension of judgment about deities
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uncertainty about religious truth claims ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
claims about gods
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claims about ultimate reality ⓘ |
| basedOn |
epistemic humility
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limits of human knowledge ⓘ |
| canCoexistWith |
religious practice
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secularism ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dogmatism
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Gnosticism ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
human beings lack sufficient knowledge to justify belief or disbelief in deities
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the existence of deities is unknown or unknowable ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
apatheism
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indifference to religion ⓘ |
| doesNotEntail |
belief in any deity
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denial of all deities ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Greek a- (without)
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Greek gnōsis (knowledge) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
existence of deities
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nature of deities ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
agnostic atheism
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agnostic theism ⓘ strong agnosticism ⓘ weak agnosticism ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Thomas Huxley
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linked to:
Thomas Henry Huxley
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| influences |
modern secular thought
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religious pluralism ⓘ |
| normativelyEmphasizes | intellectual honesty about limits of evidence ⓘ |
| oftenClassifiedAs | middle position between theism and atheism ⓘ |
| opposes | claims of certain knowledge about gods ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agnostic atheism
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Agnostic theism ⓘ Atheism ⓘ Skepticism ⓘ Theism ⓘ |
| termCoinedBy |
Thomas Huxley
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linked to:
Thomas Henry Huxley
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| termCoinedInYear | 1869 ⓘ |
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Subject: Agnosticism Description of subject: Agnosticism is a philosophical and religious position that holds that the existence or nature of deities is unknown or inherently unknowable.
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