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Which scientist, nicknamed "Darwin's Bulldog," coined the word agnostic?

agnostic

[ag-nos-tik] / ægˈnɒs tɪk /
NOUN
person unsure that god exists
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CoreWeave, in turn, hasn’t been very agnostic about whose AI chips it uses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

To a large extent Tarkowski is fixture agnostic as an FPL pick - he will accumulate points no matter the opposition so set him and forget.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Most filmmakers are tool agnostic, but lately Cardoza has become completely dependent on Seedance, he said, because it solves a persistent problem: maintaining character consistency between shots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a progressive donor network and research organization, told Salon that she sees the autopsy as basically agnostic on what, if anything, the Democrats should stand for.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Unfortunately, I am an agnostic; however, I am quite an admirer of St. Francis of Assisi from a distance, it goes without saying.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

They include rabid Ukrainian patriots, political agnostics and diehard Russophiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The religiously unaffiliated, including atheists and agnostics, made up 13% of global migrants who have left their country of birth.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024

The atheists and agnostics to whom I’ve wished a Merry Christmas have all responded cheerfully, some saying “Thank You,” and others saying “I wish you peace and goodwill all year long.”

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2023

And in a group of atheists and agnostics, Spirituality of Science predicted measures of well-being and meaning in life, paralleling the positive effects of religion that is frequently observed in religious people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023

Most of my friends had been raised as Protestants or Jews; many referred to themselves as agnostics.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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