Why, What, How, When, Where, Who.

Both agnostic and atheist are often used terms. These words are invariably used during heated arguments between groups and it is always to defend their faith.

Casual readers might not have found the real difference between these words.

“Agnostic” was introduced by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1869 to describe his philosophy which rejects Gnosticism. Oh, let me not dwell deep into the history.
When you ask someone whether he/she believes in God and the reply is, “I am Agnostic”, then he or she is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God.

And if the reply is, “I am an Atheist”, then he or she is the one who believes that there is no  God.

Have you ever noticed that these two words, agnostic and atheist most apply in books or news papers? They are used only for rhetoric purpose. Yes, when you are the questioner the answer will simply be either no or yes to belief in God.

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