What is exactly the difference between Agnostics and Atheists?

India
December 8, 2008 8:55am CST
I’ve done some Google searches, read some dictionary definitions, and basically what I got was agnostics don’t believe in anything, and they don’t know what to believe until there’s proof, and atheists are positive that there is no/never was a god. I don’t mean to start a religious debate, so please don’t.
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@ClarusVisum (2163)
• United States
8 Dec 08
It's really very simple, but there are a lot of misconceptions out there. An agnostic is someone who believes that it's impossible to know/prove the existence of a god or gods. An atheist is someone who does not believe in any god or gods. As you can see, agnosticism has nothing to do with believing in god/s directly. As a result, these two are not mutually exclusive. You can be an agnostic atheist (which I am); you can even be an agnostic Christian.
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@patms1 (521)
• United States
8 Dec 08
An Agnostics believes but has many question. An Atheists does not believe at all.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
8 Dec 08
As far as I know, an atheist rules out the evidence of God on the other hand a agnostic is someone who believes in, seeing is believing. They are in denial of the existence of God because there is no proven fact. He needs validation. THANKS.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Dec 08
Hello, coolmailraj. There is a huge difference between Atheists and Agnostics. The Atheists does not believe in the existence of a God nor of any Supreme Being ruling over us. Agnostics, by the other hand, are a part of the Agnosticism. They believe that there is no way for us humans to know about the supreme beings or something unnatural. It is not like they don't believe in God. They don't think we, human beings, are able to know about Gods or Heaven, Hell, things like that. They believe that we can only find out about Earth things. So, it is not like if they don't believe in God. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
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@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Well I I can do is tell you what my father in law told me he is an agnostic he said an atheist dose not believe no matter what but an agnostic is more sceince minded they will believe with soild proof
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