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• Agnostic Resource Site - Several links to sites with atheist, agnostic, and Christian views, with brief commentary, and subjective rating of each site.
• Agnosticism (1889) - This is the full text of Thomas Huxley's essay explaining and defending Agnosticism.
• Agnosticism / Atheism Discussion Forum - Discussion board on atheism, agnosticism and related issues.
• Agnosticism 101 - Definition and history of the concept of agnosticism, comparisons with atheism, and examination of its origins.
• Agnosticism Defined - Brief description of Agnosticism from the Victorian Web by Everett and Landow.
• Agnosticism and Christianity (1889) - The full text of Huxley's essay comparing the two systems of belief.
• Agnosticism: Being Uncertain About the Existence of God - Agnostic references and resources, brief biographies of famous agnostics, quotations.
• Apathetic Agnostic Church of Mississippi - The Mississippi Synod of the Apathetic Agnostic Church, with several classic essays on agnosticism and links.
• Church of the Apathetic Agnostic - Extensive site expressing agnosticism as a legitimate religious doctrine. Membership and ordination offered. Many essays regularly updated.
• Creation vs. Evolution - Articles on various creationist theories and arguments, the value of genuine scientific inquiry, and a personal journey from fundamentalist to agnostic by Edward T Babinski.
• Definitions of Agnosticism - Definitions of agnosticism, weak agnosticism and strong agnosticism.
• Evangelical Agnosticism - This article by William Henry Young provides some history about agnosticism since 1869 and suggests reasons for the introduction of the term evangelical agnosticism.
• Evolutionary Metaphysics: Shattering the Sacred Myths - Extends the theory of evolution to include the struggle for political power and the development of advanced technology, and contemplates the existence of the universe and questions whether consciousness has any kind of cosmic purpose.
• Reasoned Spirituality - An analysis of spirituality, human behaviour, and the quest for the meaning of life.
• The Agnostic Light Temple - A Spokane based agnostic church offering ordination by e-mail.
• The Atheism Web - A shared resource for Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers on the Web.
• The Church of Civilization - A Church for Skeptics, Agnostics and Atheists with Bible, Creed, Calendar, and Affirmations (ceremonies.)
• The Freethinkers of Colorado Springs - A freethought site from Colorado Springs, CO with news, articles, commentary, and a bulletin board.
• The Left Hand of God - An agnostic, progressive, and mildly cynical weblog on religion.
• The Origin of the Word 'Agnosticism' - An article by Bill Young providing the origin of the word Agnostic.
• The Skeptic's Dictionary - Over 400 skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
• Thomas Henry Huxley - Brief biography of Thomas Henry Huxley, inventor of the term agnosticism
• To Question is the Answer - Essays by James A Haught, "an old newspaper editor" on agnosticism, books, and other issues.
• Weak Agnosticism - Graham Oppy defends "weak agnosticism," the view that "it is permissible for reasonable persons to suspend judgement on the question of God's existence."
• What Is Agnosticism? - A history of the development of agnostic thought written by HJ Blackham.
• Why I Am Agnostic - Robert G. Ingersoll's 1896 explanation.
• Zelazny's Agnostic's Prayer - Agnostic's Prayer from Zelazny's "Creatures of Light and Darkness."

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Aluchi Bhaji
  Soak the peanuts for an hour and cook in a pressure cooker. Clean the alu (colocassia leaves) well and shred them finely. Heat oil in a pan and add crushed garlic cloves. Allow to turn brown on low flame and add asafoetida. Now add shreded leaves and finely chopped green chilly. Saute finely on mid flame and add cooked peanuts.
  
  
• Dal Fry
  Wash tur dal and soak in water for 30 min. and cook in a pressure cooker. Cut tomato,onion,ginger and garlic into fine pieces. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,jeera and kadipatta. Then add red chilly and ...
  
  
• Aamras
  Soak alphonso mangoes in water for 1 hour. After 1 hour press mangoes by fingers lightly. Remove the tip and skin of mangoes. Press and take out the pulp into a bowl. With the help of milk take out all the remaining pulp of the seeds. Mix both in the blender and blend till smooth. Add sugar and elaichi powder. Enjoy with hot puris.
  
  
• Shahi Navaratan kurma
  Boil all vegetables in a cooker. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry till oil seperates. Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add tomato puree and Stir well and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Add dry fruits. Add milk and Bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick. Add paneer and stir ...
  
  
• Smoke Chicken
  First clean the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste,curd,salt and red colour and keep aside for 1 hour. After one hour in a pan take 2 tbsp oil and fry onion for 4-5 min. Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and fry for one min. Now pour marinated chicken in pan and allow to cook. When oil started to seperate from the mixture add garam masala powder. Burn koyla on gas. When koyla burn fully put this koyla in ...
  
  
• Mango Sasav
  Wash,peel and cube mangoes. Dry roast 1/2 tsp mustard seeds in a pan till they crackle. Add to the coconut and grind fine paste along with jeera,turmeric powder,red chilly powder and peppercorns. Heat oil and add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Now pour the grind paste. Add jaggery,tamarind pulp,salt,mango pieces and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer till all the water dries out. Add more jaggery if necessary. Serve hot with rice.
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...
  
  
• Undhiyo
  Mix all above muthia ingredients in a bowl and knead dough without using water. Make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden and keep aside. Make pieces of all vegetables. Mix all masala ingredient and apply to chopped vegetables. In a cooker heat one bowl oil and fry whole red chilly.ajwain and hing. Now pour all vegetables in tadka and fry again for 2-3 min. Add 1-2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Allow to cook on low flame for 30-40 min. Allow cooker to cool. Now add fried muthias and mix well. Undhiyo is ready.
  
  
• Balushai
  Make the syrup of 2 string consistency and add rose essence and lemon juice. In a plate sieve flour and baking soda together and keep aside. In a big plate take curd,2 tsp sugar and 1&1/2 cup ghee and beat finely for 4-5 min. Now add maida and soda. Knead the dough smoothly. Use curd if necessary.(no water) Make small balls off the whole dough and press them a bit. Make thumb impression in center. Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 10 min. Heat ghee in a pan and fry balushai on a ...
  
  
• Satyanarayana Prasad
  Clean rava and fry in hot ghee till light brown on slow flame. In another pan mix milk and water and keep to boil. Pour the milk mixture on fried rava. Make pieces of kaju and almond. Chop the banana into small pieces. When rava cook add sugar and cover the pan. Add kismis,kaju,almond and banana pieces. Mix well and cover the pan for 2-3 min. Lastly add elaichi powder. Prasad is ready.