Agnostic neutralism

Agnostic neutralism is the philosophical view that encompasses belief, and agnosticism. The agnostic neutralist, also called neutral-agnostic, is one that holds a neutral attitude towards belief itself, similarly to apatheism, with regard to the existence of a god or deity(s). Agnostic neutralists are neutral because they do not hold the belief in the existence of a god or deities as true or false (equipossible, rather), and agnostic because they do not claim to know that a deity exists or does not exist, or that such knowledge is attainable. The agnostic neutralist may be contrasted with the agnostic theist, who does believe that one or more deities exist but does not claim to have knowledge of such, while the agnostic neutralist may also be contrasted with the agnostic atheist, who does not believe that any deity exist but does not claim to have knowledge of such. Agnostic neutralism can also be distinguished from apatheism, which suggests a lack of religious motivation or desire to "know", where the agnostic neutralist may simply lack confidence in affirmation, rather than personal interest, while still holding all arguments and claims in equal credence or relevance to his or her life.
Views of agnostic neutralism
Individuals who identify as agnostic neutralists may argue that they prefer to be "nonparticipant" in any specific prioritizing of theistic or atheistic beliefs and claims, while still lending credence to both sides of the argument. Agnostic neutralism is distinguished from Apatheism in that the agnostic neutralist is not "apathetic" regarding the existence of god, or lacking religious motivation, but instead open to the idea of any or all possibilities, claiming that the existence of god is equally as likely as no god existing on the basis that neither has definitive evidence. The key difference being apatheism deals with disinterest in belief of the existence of god, while agnostic neutralism deals with disinterest in asserting that the existence of god can be considered 'unequivocally true' or 'unequivocally false'.
The agnostic neutralist may argue that agnostic theism is the positive belief in god, while agnostic atheism is the negative or negation-of belief in god, and that since one can effectively have a "neutral" approach to belief itself, they must be considered neither theist- nor atheist-leaning.
An agnostic neutralist may describe them self to be a "half-believer, half-nonbeliever" or as having "no belief-in and no disbelief-in the existence of god".
Additionally, one may consider them self an Ignostic-agnostic neutralist.
The Agnostic neutralist can be considered absent of belief, where theism requires faith that there is a deity or deities. An Agnostic neutralist would say, "I neither have a belief in a deity nor do I have a belief in the absence of such a deity."
Agnostic neutralism has been described as a "scientific approach" to religious beliefs and concepts. Agnostic neutralism is also called "faithless" or "factual agnosticism".
Examples & Quotes
Albert Einstein described his own beliefs with regard to religion similarly to that of a neutral-agnostic.
“My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment.” — Letter to M. Berkowitz, October 25, 1950; Einstein Archive 59-215
“I am a deeply religious nonbeliever.... This is a somewhat new kind of religion.” — Letter to Hans Muehsam March 30, 1954; Einstein Archive 38-434
“In view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human understanding, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views.” — Prince Hubertus zu Löwenstein, Towards the Further Shore (Victor Gollancz, London, 1968), p. 156; quoted in Jammer, p. 97

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