On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Rick Castello wrote: > Scott Raun said: > > My favorite definition of agnostic is 'I don't know and I don't care'. > These are two different meanings, and do not track. > > One is a merely logical statement: > I do not and cannot with existing evidence know if there is > a being matching current agreed-upon definitions of God. > > The other is making a value judgement: > If there were a being matching God, I would not care about it. > > Not the same, and though the second may be an opinion of SOME > agnostics, it is NOT part of the definition of agnostic. They're put in the same sentence because they are connected statements. "I do not and cannot with existing evidence know if there is a being matching current agreed-upon definitions of God. Given that this is the case, I have no interest in pursuing the question." At least that's how I read the above statement. -Dennis