1. By Dillon Torok

2. Thesis After I compiled the necessary information to completely comprehend my topic, I manufactured this presentation in an attempt to enlighten everyone in the classroom.

3. History of the term Based on teachings of Protagoras Introduced by T.H. Huxley Metaphysical Society

4. Definition Agnosticism- a rejection of knowledge about whether there is or is not a God.

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6. Main Argument Impossible to prove existence Impossible to disprove existence

7. Famous Agnostics Protagoras Charles Darwin Thomas Huxley Voltaire

8. Protagoras Wrote On The Gods “About the gods, I am not able to know whether they exist or do not exist, nor what they are like in form; for the factors preventing knowledge are many: the obscurity of the subject, and the shortness of human life.” First Agnostic Contemporary of Socrates

9. Charles Darwin No scientific method to prove or deny existence of any God Coined “natural selection” Supported evolution theory Charles Darwin

10. Thomas Huxley Passionate about Darwin’s theories Referred to as “Darwin’s Bulldog” Lacked early formal education T.H. Huxley

11. Conclusion Overall, I found a deeper understanding of agnosticism

12. Personal Connection I am an agnostic, I am logical and I understand that humans are not capable of knowing the unexplainable.

13. Works Cited Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, 2004. Web. 16 Feb. 2010.. Darwin Online: Biography. Arts & Humanities Research Council, 10 Jan. 2010. Web. 18 Feb. 2010..

14. Works Cited Continued Great Philosophers: Protagoras. Oregon State University, 2003. Web. 18 Feb. 2010.. Clark. Clark University, 1998. Web. 19 Feb. 2010.. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Print.