agnostic

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someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists:

Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.

The group includes atheists and agnostics as well as religious believers.

someone who does not know or does not have an opinion about whether something is true, good, correct, etc.:

He claims to be an agnostic on the question of man-made global warming.

I am an agnostic when it comes to his art and its merits.

having the belief that it is not possible to know whether god exists:

Whether we are religious, atheist, or agnostic, there are some moral values we all share.

He is agnostic on the existence of God.

not knowing or not having an opinion about whether something is true, good, correct, etc.:

She remained agnostic on the question of whether to join the war.

We could never be agnostic about the virtues of political freedom.

relating to hardware or software that can be used with many different types of platform (= system)

someone who believes that it is impossible to know whether or not God exists