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Line 21: − − [[Bertrand Russell]] once wrote that, in describing his beliefs, − :I never know whether I should say 'Agnostic' or whether I should say 'Atheist'.... As a [[philosopher]], if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one [can] prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the [[Greek mythology|Homeric gods]].<ref>Russell, Bertrand (1947) [http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref>
→Atheism and agnosticism
#Those who simply haven't made a decision
#Those who simply haven't made a decision
#Those who declare no rational decision is possible, on the grounds that the existence of a god is not knowable.
#Those who declare no rational decision is possible, on the grounds that the existence of a god is not knowable.
== Analysis of atheism and common objections to atheism ==
== Analysis of atheism and common objections to atheism ==