as in secular
not having or showing conviction about the existence of God
As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic.
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as in skeptic
a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing.
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Recent Examples of agnostic
Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
According to a report from The Pew Center For Research, only 3% of African-American people identified as atheist or agnostic in 2021.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Big Think, 24 June 2024
Given that 25 percent of Europe is expected to be atheist or agnostic by 2050, this will give Islam 20 percent of the religious market, and that proportion would be much higher if market exit included people who may not be atheists or agnostics but reject religious identification.
—Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
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Our role in this is to be agnostic on the policies, but to weigh in on what is operationally feasible.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
According to a report from The Pew Center For Research, only 3% of African-American people identified as atheist or agnostic in 2021.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Given that 25 percent of Europe is expected to be atheist or agnostic by 2050, this will give Islam 20 percent of the religious market, and that proportion would be much higher if market exit included people who may not be atheists or agnostics but reject religious identification.
—Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
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The company is set to benefit from strong secular demand trends and superior earnings visibility, the investment bank said in a Jan. 2 research note.Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Society Who Gets to be An Atheist? andrea bennett, Kim Fu Some non-believers are working to combat white male dominance within the movement and make room for everyone to explore secular community.hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Biotech could be a proving ground for the practicality of quantum computing, which some skeptics say has been hyped, like AI.Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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In the face of political opposition, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel waged a public relations campaign to win over skeptics.Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The governor has previously appeared skeptical of what proponents call school choice, and the issue is likely be one of the biggest fights at the Statehouse this year.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent polls have shown that a significant share of Canadians have become skeptical of the contribution of immigrants.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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