Because of the confusion surrounding the term "agnosticism," it would seem better to use the very similar term "rationalism" in its place when referring to the original Huxleyan meaning of the term. The use of "rationalist" for "agnostic" would also… — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
“Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their 'unbeliefs.' Without unbelief, we might well be living in the Dark Ages or at least in the intellectual equivalent of that time. In past centuries many theists savagely attacked atheists on the ground that someone without a belief in God must be… — Gordon Stein Copy Share
“Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or middle ground is possible. A person can either believe or not believe in a God. Therefore, our previous definition of atheism has made an impossibility out of the common usage of agnosticism to mean 'neither affirming… — Gordon Stein Copy Share
We should always keep an open mind about any new phenomenon in nature. To merely say that's impossible, therefore it doesn't exist, is to commit a serious error. A much better approach would be to say That's quite unlikely, but show me the evidence you have that says that it may be so. It would be the height of arrogance… — Gordon Stein Copy Share
Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or middle ground is possible. A person can either believe or not believe in a God. Therefore, our previous definition of atheism has made an impossibility out of the common usage of agnosticism to mean "neither affirming… — Gordon Stein Copy Share
“ Svante Arrhenius , recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry (1903), was a declared atheist and the author of The Evolution of the… — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
Because of the confusion surrounding the term "agnosticism," it would seem better to use the very similar term "rationalism" in its place when referring… — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
The Age of Reason was responsible for making more people into infidels than any other book except the Bible. — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
There are a large number of people who can and do manage to lead decent upright lives with no use for a belief in… — Gordon Stein Copy Share Image
