Technically there are 4 basic positions and the two terms should be used together. Gnostic/Agnostic & theist/atheist.
Gnostics know their position is correct. Agnostics don’t.
Gnosticism deals with the problem of knowledge.
Theism deals with the problem of belief.
Many theists are gnostic. They know their God is real. Some theists are agnostic. They don’t know if their God is real, but they still believe in them.
Many atheists are agnostic. While they do not believe in a god, they do not know with certainty that gods do not exist.
From a theoretical standpoint, typically agnostic is the position most people should take, since the process of proving the existence/ non existence of God is typically considered impossible.
This terms weak/strong are also used to describe these positions where weak is the agnostic and strong is the gnostic position.
Technically there are 4 basic positions and the two terms should be used together. Gnostic/Agnostic & theist/atheist.
Gnostics know their position is correct. Agnostics don’t.
Gnosticism deals with the problem of knowledge.
Theism deals with the problem of belief.
Many theists are gnostic. They know their God is real. Some theists are agnostic. They don’t know if their God is real, but they still believe in them.
Many atheists are agnostic. While they do not believe in a god, they do not know with certainty that gods do not exist.
From a theoretical standpoint, typically agnostic is the position most people should take, since the process of proving the existence/ non existence of God is typically considered impossible.
This terms weak/strong are also used to describe these positions where weak is the agnostic and strong is the gnostic position.