Word: agnosticism
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His third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think is the best: but not for the reasons he suggests--that the assumption is so cosmic it may sometimes be accepted. It is rarely "accepted"; we aren't here to accept or reject, we're here to be amused. The more dazzling...
When it comes to political and social issues, I find I generally agree with a group of people, many of whom are atheist, or at least agnostic. I have a good friend who mocks prejudice with "Oh, that's as silly as believing in God."
With a resonant baritone voice that rumbles out of a burly figure topped off by a scraggly helmet of gray hair and an untidy beard, Bork commands attention by sound and sight. After 34 years as lawyer, professor, author and judge, this bear of a man has a professional reputation...
"I was an agnostic Protestant leaning toward atheism. My father was a doctor; my upbringing was very scientific, and I couldn't see any scientific reason for believing in God," says Coggins, now known by his spiritual name Dhananjaya Pandita Dasa.
His third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think, is best. But not for the reasons he suggests--that the assumption is so cosmic that it might be accepted. It is rarely "accepted;" we aren't here to accept or reject, we're here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal...