noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
agnosticism
Philosophical term referring to the view that the existence of God or ultimate reality is unknown or unknowable. Often used in academic or intellectual contexts.
He takes an agnostic position.
Agnostic thinking lies between religion and science.
無神論 (atheism) asserts that there is no God, while 不可知論 (agnosticism) holds that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable.
有神論 (theism) asserts the existence of God, in contrast to 不可知論 which suspends judgment.
Compound of 不可知 (unknowable) + 論 (theory, doctrine). The term is a Japanese calque of the English 'agnosticism', coined in the late 19th century to translate Western philosophical concepts.