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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (38374)	11/22/2001 1:38:44 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

This is the dictionary definition that I am familiar with, reflecting the original meaning as I understand it: Main Entry: 1ag·nos·tic Pronunciation: ag-'näs-tik, &g- Function: noun Etymology: Greek agnOstos unknown, unknowable, from a- + gnOstos known, from gignOskein to know -- more at KNOW Date: 1869 : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god - ag·nos·ti·cism /-t&-"si-z&m/ noun britannica.com I think reflects historical and literary usage better, and therefore that the dictionary you quote reflects a drift.....