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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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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

“It’s appropriate to have somewhat more agnostic communications,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The team introduces the concept of an "agnostic biosignature," which avoids relying on detailed knowledge of what life is or how it operates.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026

He was born Jewish, but became an agnostic when he was a teenager, partly because of all that had happened to him as a child.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Among modern-day atheists, agnostics and deists alike, stories often emerge of late-arriving regrets, both over a dying person's treatment of others and their treatment of themselves.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

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

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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