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The original definition, and defined by those that coined it, to be positively "there is no god" was
"To deny the Gods/god". Ref Encyclopdia Brittannica which goes in to the history of this issue.
Anything else is just atheists trying to get around the logical fallacy it represents, of an unprovable assertion.
Wikipedia definitions better fit the Huxlien idea of an agnostic. The fact is that there are only three concrete states in terms of belief/certainty:
Belief that there is no god. Lack of belief in a god. Belief in a god.
And there are three words that cover these states (four if you include an impersonal god as a valid god, deist).
Atheist Agnostic Theist
Anything else is just confusing terms and definitions and causes unnecessary argument that is unhelpful to debate.
Wikipedia needs to repent.
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The original definition, and defined by those that coined it, to be positively "there is no god" was
"To deny the Gods/god". Ref Encyclopdia Brittannica which goes in to the history of this issue.
Anything else is just atheists trying to get around the logical fallacy it represents, of an unprovable assertion.
Wikipedia definitions better fit the Huxlien idea of an agnostic. The fact is that there are only three concrete states in terms of belief/certainty:
Belief that there is no god. Lack of belief in a god. Belief in a god.
And there are three words that cover these states (four if you include an impersonal god as a valid god, deist).
Atheist Agnostic Theist
Anything else is just confusing terms and definitions and causes unnecessary argument that is unhelpful to debate.
Wikipedia needs to repent.