Even if I don't start off with a view or perspective that is true, perhaps because I don't know what would be true, but I try to start with a balanced and fair view and build from there.
Random Agnostic Thoughts
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Nowadays, if you disagree with your side or agree with someone from the other side, esp. on a hot button issue, then you are demonized. Supporting the other side is seen as evil (in effect) in Politics. Used to be the case in the Christian vs. Atheist debates, but now politics has replaced that to a large degree.
As an agnostic, I'm often attacked or criticized for being an undecided. It's as if one or both sides want me to rush to a decision, and presumably to their side. Others just take it upon themselves to put a label on me. I'd rather take my time (when necessary) to evaluate the evidence, or wait for all of the evidence to come in, before drawing a rushed conclusion.
I think one common trait that lots of agnostics have in common is their intellectual humility. I think that naturally leads to other traits like open-mindedness, being undogmatic, etc.
It can be tough being an agnostic and deciding between religion and science. While I find it hard to believe the narrative of religion, that man is evil and the world will be saved by some figure, but I also don't pretend that the scientific narrative is correct either. Religion claim to have a full picture, and science can probably never offer such a picture since it is subject to change as history has shown.
Whenever there's two sides to an issue, that can push people towards the agnostic side when they get fed up of the polarization and extreme views. Interestingly, I found that to be the case when it came to the recent WNBA controversy.
The easiest way to think about how to apply agnosticism in everyday life is to use it as you would science. That would mean that in some cases you can't use it at all (because of obvious limitations - no every situation can be known or controlled), or you can use it to a certain extent, or you can apply it completely (in purely intellectual matters, like in a debate, to test the validity of something, etc).
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