Agnosticismo: Thomas Huxley

"El agnosticismo, de hecho, no es un credo, sino un método, cuya esencia se basa en la rigurosa aplicación de un único principio. Ese principio es de gran antigüedad; tan viejo como Sócrates; tan viejo como el autor que dijo: “pruébalo todo y quédate con lo bueno”; es el fundamento de la Reforma, que simplemente ilustró el axioma de que todo hombre debe dar razón de su fe; es el gran principio de Descartes; es el axioma fundamental de la ciencia moderna. Positivamente el principio puede expresarse así: Sigue tu razón tan lejos como te lleve, sin preocuparte de nada más. Y negativamente así: En asuntos del intelecto, no pretendas que ninguna conclusión sea cierta si no está demostrada o no es demostrable. Esto tengo como la fe agnóstica, que si un hombre guarda íntegra y sin mácula, no se avergonzará de mirar al universo a la cara, sea lo que fuere lo que el futuro le tenga deparado."

Agnosticism, in fact, is not a creed, but a method, the essence of which lies in the rigorous application of a single principle. That principle is of great antiquity; it is as old as Socrates; as old as the writer who said, 'Try all things, hold fast by that which is good'; it is the foundation of the Reformation, which simply illustrated the axiom that every man should be able to give a reason for the faith that is in him, it is the great principle of Descartes; it is the fundamental axiom of modern science. Positively the principle may be expressed: In matters of the intellect, follow your reason as far as it will take you, without regard to any other consideration. And negatively: In matters of the intellect, do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable. That I take to be the agnostic faith, which if a man keep whole and undefiled, he shall not be ashamed to look the universe in the face, whatever the future may have in store for him.

Thomas Huxley, "Agnosticism" (1889)

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