若不能確定有神，可接受「不可知論」嗎？

我若不能確定有神存在，可以接受「不可知論」（agnosticism）嗎？
有些人認為，神的存在既不能證明，也不能否證，遊走於二者之間，故稱自己為「不可知論」或「不知神論」（agnosticism）者。事實上，今日的世代，尤其在西方社會中，抱持這種信念的人不少。但「不可知論」是明智和合乎真理的選擇嗎？
　　首先，讓我們認識「不可知論」的基本立論。「不可知」這詞，是由希臘文的「沒有」（a-）與「知識」（gnost-）兩個字組成的，意思是「沒有知識」，就是對神的存在不具備確實的知識。
「不可知論」只是一種觀點、一種信念，不是一種宗教。持這論調者認為，神存在與否不是憑人的智慧可以認知或確定的，他們沒有足夠理由去證明，也沒有足夠的理由去否定神的存在；因此也有人稱它為「不知神論」。「無神論者」宣稱不能證實神的存在，「不可知論者」辯稱神的存在既不能證實，也不能否定，甚至乎要瞭解神是否存在，也是不可能的。「不知神論」雖然好像在有神與無神二者之間游移，卻是傾向於接受無神的一方，可算是「無神論」的一派。
歷史中上著名的「不知神論者」計有：赫胥黎（Thomas Huxley）、達爾文（Charles Darwin）、羅素（Bertrand Russell）與伏爾泰（Francois M. Voltaire）等人。
　　接著，讓我們探討如何回應「不可知論者」。面對不可知論者，其實有點像面對無神論者一樣，可以用類似的答覆予以回應。
“Agnostics” believe that people who believe in God do so blindly without thinking. But the question is, if they don’t believe in God, will they also blindly choose not to believe without thinking deeply? Some “agnostics” insist that there is no metaphysical entity in the world. Is this another kind of “blind belief”? These questions are really worth pondering for “agnostics”.
　　In real life, we encounter more agnostics who appear in the form of realism. They are usually not “philosophical people,” but their basic attitude can be seen in their words: “Who knows if there is a God? Whether there is a God or not, what does that have to do with me?” (“Who knows ?!” “Who cares ?!” ). Their indifference to the existence of God makes it more difficult for us to introduce the truth of the gospel to them.
　　When facing such people, the author believes that the best strategy is to make friends with them (in fact, this strategy can also be applied to anyone), care about them, accept them, pray for them, and even pay a price to help them. Good testimony to win the trust of the other party.
　　The most effective way to evangelize is to do so with mutual trust and respect. After we establish friendship, we can then look for opportunities to share the gospel message with “agnostics” bit by bit. Although this will take a little more time, it is still well worth it.