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When William Jennings Bryan wrote to Colonel Robert Ingersoll ask263

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ing his views on God and immortality,
Ingersoll answered: “I do not say that
there is no God: I simply say I do not
know. I do not say that there is no life
beyond the grave: I simply say I do not
know.”

Also attributed to: Robert G. Ingersoll, Robert Ingersoll

The point

Ingersoll answered Bryan's question about God and immortality by admitting honest agnosticism rather than denial.

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under a minute · 51 words
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UncertaintyFaithImmortalityReasonEternal LifeDoubtGodWhen William Jennings BryanAgnosticism

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