Theos-Talk Archives (March 2006 Message tt01387)

Agnostic is a word coined by Thomas Huxley in the nineteenth century.  
He was playing on the word "gnostic", meaning, "to know."   The "a" is a 
negation.  So one who is agnostic is one who doesn't know.

Best
Jerry



Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/23/2006 10:49:21 AM Central Standard Time,  
> vblaz2004@sbcglobal.net writes:
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> So the  basis of agnosticism is gnosticism, according to your 
> interpretation of  the First Theosophical Statement?
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> Vince
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> Not at all, at least not as the term agnostic, which really means  apatheitic 
> in modern speech, is used now.
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> Not that it matters.
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> Chuck the Heretic
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