Always break things down to the simplest form. A god in the sense I mean is a supreme intelligence that is directly responsible for creating... everything. There is no way for anyone to know (with absolute knowledge) whether or not such a being exists.
All we can do is decide what we believe. Atheist believe that such beings do not exist. Theists/deists believe that at least one does.
Neither side of the issue can honestly claim to know. Everyone (if you ask me) is agnostic about the existence of god(s). Anyone claiming to be a gnostic theist (knows god exists) or a gnostic atheist (knows that god(s) do not exist) is carrying a huge burden of proof... as they are claiming to have some pretty heavy knowledge.
All we can do is decide what we believe. Atheist believe that such beings do not exist. Theists/deists believe that at least one does.
Neither side of the issue can honestly claim to know. Everyone (if you ask me) is agnostic about the existence of god(s). Anyone claiming to be a gnostic theist (knows god exists) or a gnostic atheist (knows that god(s) do not exist) is carrying a huge burden of proof... as they are claiming to have some pretty heavy knowledge.