Hong Name Meaning. Chinese : from a word meaning âwaterâ or âfloodâ. During the time of the emperors Yao and Shun in the 23rd century bc, there was a clan known as the Gonggongshi. They took the name Gong as a surname, but in order to escape their enemies, needed to change the character for their surname; by the addition of a component meaning âwaterâ, the name was changed to Hong.
The definition of agnostic is believing that ultimate truth, particularly in terms of the existence of God, is unknowable. Charles Darwin is an example of an agnostic person. Agnostic means a person who views the existence of ultimate truth as unknowable, particularly when it comes to the existence of God.
Atheism is rejection of theism in the broadest sense of theism; i.e. the absence of belief that there is even one deity. Rejection of the narrower sense of theism can take forms such as deism, pantheism, and polytheism. The claim that the existence of any deity is unknown or unknowable is agnosticism. The positive assertion of knowledge, either of the existence of gods or the absence of gods, can also be attributed to some theists and some atheists.