1. If God or a god (or whatever supreme architect/s one chooses to refer to) exists, they he/she/it is far beyond human comprehension. For that reason, humans are not required to concern ourselves with the question or to understand. It is too far beyond us.

2. There is no way to prove or to disprove the existence of God or gods, therefore we cannot know and it is a waste of time and effort concerning ourselves with the question or attaching ourselves to theologies and dogmas. If there is actually a supreme being out there, he/she/it is just fine with our lack of interest and faith.

I am an agnostic of the second school.

atheist
n. one who believes that God does not exist

agnostic
n. one who is unsure whether or not God exists; person who refuses to declare belief in the existence or nonexistence of God; skeptic, person who is doubting or suspicious about something

theist
n. one who believes in one or more gods, deist

atheist
n. one who believes that God does not exist

deist
n. person who believes in the existence of a supreme being

Deism is a religious philosophy which holds that reason and observation of the natural world, without the need for organized religion, can determine that the universe is the product of an intelligent creator. According to deists, the creator never intervenes in human affairs or suspends the natural laws of the universe. Deists typically reject supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, tending instead to assert that a god (or “the Supreme Architect”) does not alter the universe by intervening in it. This idea is also known as the clockwork universe theory, in which a god designs and builds the universe, but steps aside to let it run on its own. Two main forms of deism currently exist: classical deism and modern deism.

agnostic
n. one who is unsure whether or not God exists; person who refuses to declare belief in the existence or nonexistence of God; skeptic, person who is doubting or suspicious about something.

Agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—are unknown or unknowable. Agnosticism can be defined in various ways, and is sometimes used to indicate doubt or a skeptical approach to questions. In some senses, agnosticism is a stance about the difference between belief and knowledge, rather than about any specific claim or belief. In the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who is undecided about the existence of a deity or deities, whereas a theist and an atheist believe and disbelieve, respectively. In the strict sense, however, agnosticism is the view that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify the belief that deities either do or do not exist. Within agnosticism there are agnostic atheists (who do not believe any deity exists, but do not deny it as a possibility) and agnostic theists (who believe a deity exists but do not claim it as personal knowledge).

An atheist is one who believes there is no god. Because you want the term to mean something else does not make it so.

An atheist is one who believes there is no god. Because you want the term to mean something else does not make it so.

So when one is truly an expert in their field, they have a sense of its depth, its complexities, how it can be surprising at times, and more importantly, they feel more than most the limits of their own knowledge.

Add to this the fact that, quite often, you have to be some kind of geek to become a real expert: dedicated more than is reasonable to your subject, even obsessed with being exact about it.

These are some of the other reasons why actual experts are less likely to make bets, besides a supposed desire to protect their “high-priced reputation”!