An agnostic is someone who says we cannot know whether God exists. They are not saying "there is no God" — that is an atheist — and they are not saying "there is a God." They are saying the question sits outside what people can prove, so they will not claim either side.

An agnostic is someone who says we cannot know whether God existsagnostic是一種人，他說我們無法知道神存不存在。They are not saying "there is no God"他們不是在說「there is no God沒有神」——that is an atheist那是無神論者——and they are not saying "there is a God."他們也不是在說「there is a God有神」。They are saying the question sits outside what people can prove他們是在說這個問題超出人能證明的範圍，so they will not claim either side所以他們不會表態站哪一邊。

The word was built in the 1800s from Greek pieces meaning "not" and "knowing." It is a calm, slightly formal word, at home in serious talk about belief. You can use it as a noun ("She is an agnostic") or as an adjective ("an agnostic position").

The word was built in the 1800s from Greek pieces meaning "not" and "knowing."這個字是1800年代用希臘文裡意思是「不」和「知道」的部件造出來的。It is a calm, slightly formal word這是個平靜、稍微正式的字，at home in serious talk about belief用在談信仰的嚴肅對話裡很自在。You can use it as a noun ("She is an agnostic") or as an adjective ("an agnostic position")你可以把它當名詞用（「She is an agnostic她是不可知論者」）或當形容詞用（「an agnostic position不可知論的立場」）。

Though actually, people now stretch it: a "platform-agnostic" program does not care which computer system you use. That later meaning borrows the "I will not pick a side" feeling, but it has nothing to do with God.

Though actually不過其實，people now stretch it現在的人會把它延伸出去用：a "platform-agnostic" program does not care which computer system you use一個「platform-agnostic平台無關」的程式不在乎你用哪種電腦系統。That later meaning borrows the "I will not pick a side" feeling這個後來的意思是借用「我不選邊站」的那種感覺，but it has nothing to do with God但跟神完全沒有關係。