The term Agnostic in its literal sense means 'not knowing'. The term was coined in 1869 by T. H. Huxley to describe someone unable to believe in any formal religion and felt that though there must be some form to the universe that it was unknowable. Since that time Agnosticism has become a veritable religion of its own incorporating religious skeptics, trend setters and in some cases simply the indecisive. It differs from atheism in that the true atheist believes whole heartedly that there is no divinity and that all religious constructs are man made and therefore invalid. The agnostic agrees that religion for the most part is man made yet also believes that there is something divine in the universe. Something that religion only scratches the surface of and is too complex for human understanding.
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MSNBC contributor and host of the world's most watched internet TV show, Cenk Uygur is also an agnostic.....a real good contemporary celebrity to have on your side.
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