Within the Agnostic Church, the rules for life are the lowest class of beliefs, located underneath both dogma, which must be taken as basic definitions of fundamental concepts, and religious principles, which constitutes the middle class of beliefs. The rules for life, which are derived using the principles of Rule Utilitarianism and the guidence of the dogma and principles established by the Agnostic Church, provide some "ready-made" answers to questions likely to be raised by the faithful. (see The Nature of Rules for Life.)