I mean Gnosticism as the opposite of Agnosticism (not the Gnostic movement). Agnosticism (simply) is the view that certain things are simply not known or are "unknowable". Gnosticism is the opposite, that certain things are known or knowable. Gnostic theists claim that God is knowable (as in absolutely), and in many cases they claim that this is special knowledge they have but nobody else doesn't (case in point, Ray Comfort makes this claim loads of times).
My intention is not what you think it is. I'm not qualifying atheism, I'm qualifying my view on god. A view on god can have many aspects (whether I believe and whether I claim knowledge are two of them, whether I care is another, etc).
In the same way saying I'm a "English atheist" is not qualifying my atheism, saying I'm an "agnostic atheist" isn't either. Both descriptions simply reveal more information about myself. The former reveals that I am English, the latter than I am agnostic. I only use "agnostic atheist" as a description of my "religious views" because it is far more informative to people than just "atheist". In no way does it qualify, but it does add information.
My intention is not what you think it is. I'm not qualifying atheism, I'm qualifying my view on god. A view on god can have many aspects (whether I believe and whether I claim knowledge are two of them, whether I care is another, etc).
In the same way saying I'm a "English atheist" is not qualifying my atheism, saying I'm an "agnostic atheist" isn't either. Both descriptions simply reveal more information about myself. The former reveals that I am English, the latter than I am agnostic. I only use "agnostic atheist" as a description of my "religious views" because it is far more informative to people than just "atheist". In no way does it qualify, but it does add information.
