From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!lime!we13!otuxa!ll1!sb1!burl!rcj Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Agnostics on the net Article-I.D.: burl.34 Posted: Sat Jan 15 12:52:24 1983 Received: Mon Jan 17 03:40:48 1983 OK, I am all the time hearing articles from people on the net who say they are agnostics. Before someone jumps on me for being antagonistic I think that I should let you know my view of the situation: "I am sitting in a chair and typing on a terminal keyboard. Unless I am a net ai project and don't know it; this is real and therefore the materials that make up these and other objects in my life had to come from SOMEWHERE. Thus, someone(s)/thing(s)/being(s)/entity(ies)/ other-cliche-with-the-same-meaning had to create it in the first place. And that ENTITY/ENTITIES is/are: 'How the hell should I know?'" I describe the belief so frivolously stated above (or lack of belief, if you so desire), as agnosticism (i.e., I consider myself to be an agnostic.) What I want from all you other people out there is this: Send me your definition of the word "agnostic". You do not have to consider yourself an agnostic to mail me your definition; neither does your definition have to come from some definitive source. I would appreciate it, however, if you would indicate in your mail a) whether or not you consider yourself an agnostic ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION THAT YOU HAVE ENCLOSED, and b) your source (IF PUBLISHED, DISTRIBUTED, i.e., not just from your head or oral teachings) if such applies. Results will be posted to net.misc; the more responses the more interesting the results (hint, hint), The MAD Programmer alias: Curtis Jackson ...!floyd!burl!rcj ...!sb1!burl!rcj ...!mhuxv!burl!rcj