Agnosticism

[ag-nos-ti-siz-cism]

n.

The doctrine that certainty about first principles or absolute truth is unattainable and that only perceptual phenomena are objects of exact knowledge.

The belief that there can be no proof either that God exists or that God does not exist.

Inherent

[in-he-ren]

adj.

Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic.existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute: an inherent distrust of strangers.

Aptly

[app-t-ly]

adverb

In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily.

apt (noun)

1. Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply.
2. Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily.
3. Quick to learn or understand:

Receptive

–adjective

1. having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
2. able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind.
3. willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers, etc., with favor: a receptive listener.
4. of or pertaining to reception or receptors: a receptive end organ.
5. (in language learning) of or pertaining to the language skills of listening and reading

Oedipus

[e-di-purse]

noun.
Greek Mythology A son of Laius and Jocasta, who was abandoned at birth and unwittingly killed his father and then married his mother.

Narcissism

[nar-ci's-si-som]

n.

1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit.
2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.
3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
4. The attribute of the human psyche charactized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.