The BigQ journal
August 20, 2026
A Tale of Two Agnostics
A distinction between uncertainty reached through serious inquiry and uncertainty adopted without examination.
Not all agnosticism comes from the same place. One person may spend significant time researching, contemplating, and learning before concluding that the evidence remains inconclusive. Another may use the same label after giving the question almost no attention.
The point is not that uncertainty is unacceptable. It is that a question this consequential deserves more than an unexamined feeling. If you call yourself agnostic, what kind of inquiry brought you there—and what would you still need to explore?