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I'm aware of the difference between "not believing" and "believing not" if that makes sense to you. But for the sake of consistency, I put people who don't believe (are not convinced) in the category of agnostics, and those who do believe (are convinced god does not exist). If you're an atheists who fits the definition of agnostic, then you're an agnostic, imo, and should leave the word atheist for those who are pretending to be knowledgable.
my pet peeve is atheists who tell me that they are right. i ask them, what proof do you have? they either give a logical fallacy (theres no evidence of god), a terrible argument (at most attacking one aspect of one god), or they immediately start interchangably using the words "religion" and "god" (look at all the terrible religious people/wars/etc).
i am certain i do not know whether or not there is a god for sure. my proof is: i have yet to see proof in favor of either conslusion. therefore, i believe it is possible for a god to exist; i also believe it is possible for a god not to exist.
a theist believes it is not possible for a god not to exist.
an atheist believes it is not possible for a god to exist.