Agnostic. Hate that term. Should have come up with something better than that. A meaning "against "or" opposed to "..Gnosis or Gnostic root is "knowing" or "knowledge"...seems like theyre saying "against knowing" or in the Biblical "willfully ignorant". There are many smart and educated people who self describe as agnostic. Just a weird term.
While there are things you and i see differently...I know you're not dumb, uneducated, or opposed to knowledge. In fact, as far as "fancy book learnin' " goes, I am probably the only poster here who didnt complete HS in normal fashion...i dropped out of an all AP courseload , got my GED at 17, and went to work. I have educated myself since. By reading voraciously. Those of you lucky enough to actually attend UT...are just that. Lucky. I am happy for each of you . I've only ever gotten in an argument here with another poster once for trying to belittle those folks who arent formally educated. Some of the best, and actually brightest, men I have known had very little formal education. Others were like my dad and held several degrees. At this point in my life my focus is just continuing to give my kids the best start possible...so they have an easier path to survival and hopefully comfort than I had. I did everything the hard way...hopefully they take an easier path.