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To: biotech_bull who wrote (84085)9/13/2008 8:39:24 AM
From: Stan J. Czernel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 544178
 
Biotech:

re:An agnostic is someone trying to maintain neutrality and say I don't know.


Maybe, it's time for a link to define the distinction between the two (I hope it will help us sus this thing out). This is from About.com (just first para, followed by a link). The title is "Atheism vs. Agnosticism. What's the Difference? Are they Alternatives to Each Other?:

Many people who adopt the label of agnostic reject the label of atheist — there is a common perception that agnosticism is a more “reasonable” position while atheism is more “dogmatic,” ultimately indistinguishable from theism except in the details. Is this a valid position to take?

atheism.about.com