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Introduction to the English Edition (1892)
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In this introduction, what does Engels mean when he calls agnosticism 'shamefaced materialism'?
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That agnostics are actually materialists in practice—they treat nature as governed entirely by law—but refuse the label out of concern for respectability
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That agnosticism secretly worships matter as a kind of god
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That agnostics are cowardly atheists who are afraid of persecution
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That agnosticism is simply a milder, watered-down version of Christian doctrine
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