The term 'agnosticism' was coined by Professor Huxley at a meeting of the
Metaphysical Society in 1876. He defined an agnostic as someone who
disclaimed ("strong") atheism and believed that the ultimate origin of
things must be some cause unknown and unknowable. Another way of putting
it is an agnostic is someone who believes that we do not and cannot know
for sure whether God exists.
Since that time, however, the term agnostic has also been used to describe
those that do not believe that the question is intrinsically unknowable,
but instead believe that the evidence for or against God is inconclusive,
and therefore are undecided about the issue.
