Bertrand Russell: What is An Agnostic? - review

In short, "An Atheist, like a Christian, holds that we can know whether or not there is a God. The Christian holds that we can know there is a God; the atheist, that we can know there is not. The Agnostic suspends judgment, saying that there are not sufficient grounds either for affirmation or for denial."

The only issue I have with this essay is that he speaks as a sort of an authority on Agnostics, while I had some slightly different opinions than him, which also didn't include believing in a God (which basically suggests there are different ways you can be an agnostic, it's not as clear as he makes it seem).

My favorite part, and one with which I agree the most, is this:

"— Do agnostics think that science and religion are impossible to reconcile?

— The answer turns upon what is meant by 'religion'. If it means merely a system of ethics, it can be reconciled with science. If it means a system of dogma, regarded as unquestionably true, it is incompatible with the scientific spirit, which refuses to accept matters of fact without evidence, and also holds that complete certainty is hardly ever attainable."

Rating: 3/5