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Originally posted by gene90:
Without information about the nature of God or existance or non-existance of God, which agnostics lack by definition, it is impossible to determine if any particular belief is "reasonable" or not. Therefore an "agnostic" that knows which religious beliefs are "reasonable" or contends that certain beliefs are not reasonable is an internal contradiction. To judge the validity of any belief you must know first (or at least claim to know) what is valid, or you must claim to know whether or not there is a God and what the nature of that God (if there is one) is. That precludes agnosticism
You can be agnostic and still reject the tenets of any established religion. An agnostic may simply be open to the concept of deism, which hardly precludes them from commenting on any aspect of an organised religions beliefs.
Your argument is akin to condemning an undecided voter for having opinions on political affairs.
[This message has been edited by DaveF, 01-15-2003]
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