Gee, i don't agree with this definition of belief... in particular
i think belief comes in when knowledge is uncertain but _not_
unknowable. Todays uncertainties are tommorrows textbook facts.
But maybe this is splitting hairs...
>Atheism and Agnosticism are very similar idealogies. I think that many
>"agnostics" say that they are agnostic just so they will not be called
>atheists. Thanks to Christianity, "Atheist" has become a loaded word,
>bringing endless negative connotations. When people hear the word
I feel more comfortable with the word agnostic myself. If implies the
type of uncertainty any belief on this topic already has, thus some may
find it redundant and weak. I also think the word heathen is quite
descriptive (altho lacking in completeness)... in particular it can be
useful when discussing religion with a 'believer'.