Noun
fence-sitting (uncountable)
A state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.
I have been described by one of my colleagues as a 'militant agnostic' with my tagline, 'I don't know, and neither do you!' I take this hard-line, fence-sitting position because it is the only position consistent with both my scientific ethos and my conscience. Brian Schmidt