If something is in principle, by definition, *unknowable*, then it seems to be in principle, by definition, *nonexistent*; is there a term for this thing?
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Maybe an example would help
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The difference between agnosticism and atheism is that agnosticism allows for the possibility of the existence of God and atheism does not.
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If someone thinks there is "probably" no god, or "very likely" no god, they might identify as atheist.
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There is a profound difference between the two. We agnostics understand that our mind is limited, that we do not have access to certain perceptions. An atheist has faith that his mind is the same as other minds and has faith that what which cannot be perceived does not exist.
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Good luck getting any atheist to sign onto that definition of atheism.
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Agnosticism is simply an epistemological stance, i.e. that the existence of god is not a known fact. Nobody *knows* there is a god. Atheism is the rejection of belief in a god. It's a stance based on the known facts. We are all agnostic. But some agnostics are atheists.
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Yeah I was gonna say. We could have some serious philosophical mental gymnastics fun with that original question.
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