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	'''Agnosticism''' (from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), meaning "without", and γνῶσις (gnōsis), meaning "knowledge") is the view that the truth of certain claims, especially in regards to metaphysics, religion, and esotericism, are unknown and perhaps unknowable, since human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify them.		'''Agnosticism''' (from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), meaning "without", and γνῶσις (gnōsis), meaning "knowledge") is the view that the truth of certain claims, especially in regards to metaphysics, religion, and esotericism, are unknown and perhaps unknowable, since human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify them.

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	<blockquote>Enquiry that only unmasks error, without discovering anything upon which the [[soul]] can build, will but make iconoclasts. Iconoclasm from its very destructiveness can give nothing, it can only raze. But man can not rest satisfied with bare negation. Agnosticism is but a temporary halt.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' Appendiz I (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 475.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Enquiry that only unmasks error, without discovering anything upon which the [[soul]] can build, will but make iconoclasts. Iconoclasm from its very destructiveness can give nothing, it can only raze. But man can not rest satisfied with bare negation. Agnosticism is but a temporary halt.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' Appendiz I (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 475.</ref></blockquote>

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	* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/Agnosticism Agnosticism] at Theosophy World.		* [https://theosophy.world/encyclopedia/Agnosticism Agnosticism] in Theosophy World.

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	<blockquote>Enquiry that only unmasks error, without discovering anything upon which the [[soul]] can build, will but make iconoclasts. Iconoclasm from its very destructiveness can give nothing, it can only raze. But man can not rest satisfied with bare negation. Agnosticism is but a temporary halt.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' Appendiz I (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 475.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Enquiry that only unmasks error, without discovering anything upon which the [[soul]] can build, will but make iconoclasts. Iconoclasm from its very destructiveness can give nothing, it can only raze. But man can not rest satisfied with bare negation. Agnosticism is but a temporary halt.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' Appendiz I (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 475.</ref></blockquote>

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			'''Agnosticism''' (from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-), meaning "without", and γνῶσις (gnōsis), meaning "knowledge") is the view that the truth of certain claims, especially in regards to metaphysics, religion, and esotericism, are unknown and perhaps unknowable, since human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify them.

	According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref> He also added:		According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref> He also added:

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	According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref>		According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref> He also added:

			<blockquote>Enquiry that only unmasks error, without discovering anything upon which the [[soul]] can build, will but make iconoclasts. Iconoclasm from its very destructiveness can give nothing, it can only raze. But man can not rest satisfied with bare negation. Agnosticism is but a temporary halt.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' Appendiz I (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 475.</ref></blockquote>

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	According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref>		According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14\|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref>

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According to [[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], agnostics "assume the negative position of knowing nothing but phenomena and refuse to believe in anything else."<ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Page 14|Mahatma Letter No. 5 page 14]].</ref>

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