The Nature of Agnosticism Part 1
Agnosticism as an Epistemic Disposition Agnosticism as an Epistemic Disposition Thesis. I use agnosticism less as a doctrinal answer to a single metaphysical question than as a general disposition toward uncertainty: keep assumptions minimal, distinguish possibility from warranted belief, prefer methods that can correct themselves, and remain willing to revise conclusions when the evidence changes. Table of Contents Main part What it covers I. What I mean by agnosticism Definition, Huxley, evidentialism, fallibilism, and the distinction between knowledge and belief. II. The epistemic framework Credence, uncertainty, abduction, consistency, naturalism, conceptual discipline, and a working taxonomy of habits. III. Beyond religion Why the same anti-dogmatic stance applies to economics, politics, schools of thought, and identity. IV. Religious applications Apply the framework to testimony, scripture, revelation, metaphysical attributes, wagers, morality, and apologetic s...