“"Agnostic" is a much more recent word than "atheist", coined by Thomas Huxley in 1869 to mean "without knowledge of God" and acquiring the usage of "being doubtful about the existence of God."” MeanExistenceAtheismAtheistPositive AtheismAgnosticDoubtfulUsageExistence Of GodKnowledge Of GodHuxley Book:Against the Faith: Essays on Deists, Skeptics, and Atheists Source: Against the Faith: Essays on Deists, Skeptics, and Atheists
“An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of God that is logically convincing, not with proof that God does not exist.” MeanDoeUsedForceTermAcceptingConceptsArgumentAtheistDefinitionsPositive AtheismProofBelieverOpponentsConvincingUnbelievers Book:Against the Faith: Essays on Deists, Skeptics, and Atheists Source: Against the Faith: Essays on Deists, Skeptics, and Atheists
