Yeah, I mean gnosticism is about knowledge, where as various isms are about belief. They're different axes on the same graph.
In my experience, most atheists are agnostic. They're open to the possibility of a god (one that likely isn't anything described in various religions here), but because they haven't experienced any legit proof of one, don't believe in one. In other words, their lack of knowledge with regards to a god's existence is the source of their unbelief. That said, there are definitely gnostic atheists (a.k.a., strong atheists) who claim to know that there is no god, and fuck you.
A lot of theists think we're being wishy-washy when it comes to this, because most seem to operate in a binary universe, but it's really just us recognizing that there's a sliding scale, and we're merely pointing out our individual positions on it.
In my experience, most atheists are agnostic. They're open to the possibility of a god (one that likely isn't anything described in various religions here), but because they haven't experienced any legit proof of one, don't believe in one. In other words, their lack of knowledge with regards to a god's existence is the source of their unbelief. That said, there are definitely gnostic atheists (a.k.a., strong atheists) who claim to know that there is no god, and fuck you.
A lot of theists think we're being wishy-washy when it comes to this, because most seem to operate in a binary universe, but it's really just us recognizing that there's a sliding scale, and we're merely pointing out our individual positions on it.
