They are not mutually exclusive. It is unknowable using current techniques whether a teapot is in orbit between Earth and Mars, but I believe there is not. In e

They are not mutually exclusive. It is unknowable using current techniques whether a teapot is in orbit between Earth and Mars, but I believe there is not. In exactly the same way, an agnostic would say it is unknowable whether there is a deity, but since no deity has made its presence known, it is perfectly logical (and consistent with agnosticism) to believe there is not. It is unknowable in advance whether Magnus Carlsen would beat me at chess, but I believe that he would. There is exactly zero cognitive dissonance here.