agnosticism
noun [ U ] uk/æɡˈnɒs.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/ us/æɡˈnɑː.stə.sɪ.zəm/
不可知论
the beliefs of someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists
According to census figures, men significantly outnumber women in claiming agnosticism. 人口调查数据显示，宣称自己相信不可知论的男人要比女人多得多。
My agnosticism is easily explainable: I can't prove that God exists, and I can't prove that God does not exist. 我的不可知论立场是很容易解释的：我既不能证明上帝存在，又不能证明上帝不存在。
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- He was moved to question his own agnosticism.
- You may think that agnosticism rejects all beliefs, but the opposite is the case.
- The president has described her agnosticism as a justifiable desire to ask questions.
- Some would see his agnosticism as the only true basis for religious faith.
- There seemed to be a kind of scepticism or agnosticism about human rights that I found horrifying.