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==Atheism and agnosticism==

==Atheism and agnosticism==

Some agnostics bristle at the term ''atheist''. They say they aren't atheists, because they don't "believe that God does not exist" but rather "neither believe nor disbelieve".  

Some agnostics bristle at the term ''atheist''. They say they aren't atheists, because they don't "believe that a god does not exist" but rather "neither believe nor disbelieve".  

Agnostics differ from regular [[Atheism|atheists]] in that they do not deny the existence of a god or gods.

Agnostics differ from regular [[Atheism|atheists]] in that they do not deny the existence of a god or gods.

Many religious believers make no distinction among non-believers. If you're not sure that God exists, they combine the unsure and "surely not" into one lump. For these believers, an "atheist" is anyone who doesn't believe in God.

Many religious believers make no distinction among non-believers. If you're not sure that a god exists, they combine the unsure and "surely not" into one lump. For these believers, an "atheist" is anyone who doesn't believe in a god.

Among those who have not decided whether to believe in a higher power, there are two main groups:

Among those who have not decided whether to believe in a higher power, there are two main groups: