Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil
The British writer George Holyoake (1817–1906) employed the term "secularism" in 1851.
Agnosticism is a position that questions the existence of God or the divine. On a psychological level, it is a personal attitude that suspends judgment, withholding both belief and disbelief. In philo
Thomas Henry Huxley coined the term agnosticism.
Anthony Kenny formulated a comprehensive defense of agnosticism.
David Hume argued that knowledge of a supernatural god is impossible since all knowledge of the world is limited to sensory experience.
Alvin Plantinga suggested that belief in God may be a fundamental belief that does not require justification through external evidence.