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Obviously, if theism is a belief in a God and atheism is a lack of a belief in a God, no third position or middle ground is possible. A person can either believe or not believe in a God. Therefore, our previous definition of atheism has made an impossibility out of the common usage of agnosticism to mean "neither affirming nor denying a belief in God."

Gordon Stein

Because of the confusion surrounding the term "agnosticism," it would seem better to use the very similar term "rationalism" in its place when referring to the original Huxleyan meaning of the term. The use of "rationalist" for "agnostic" would also seem to be less ambiguous.

Gordon Stein

Gordon Stein

Gordon Stein

Born: April 30, 1941

Died: August 27, 1996 (aged 55)

Bio: Gordon Stein was an American author, physiologist, and activist for atheism and religious skepticism.

Known for:

Encyclopedia of hoaxes (1993)
Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism (1980)

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