"Is that not agnostic ? You leave yourself open to change if evidence dictates it . Sorry if this is just turning into word games ."
"Not answering for trebor - this is my two-penn'orth . If you 're going to describe anyone 'open to evidence ' as agnostic , then this is a word game : there 'd be by definition no ( reasoning ) atheists in the world . The ( negative ) atheist position is that in the complete absence of evidence to believe that a proposed entity exists , withholding belief is the default position - as with sinjin 's leprechauns . To call that agnosticism has always struck ne as mealy-mouthed : I 'd rather come right out and declare myself an atheist ( the negative or 'weak ' variety , like Big Bear Scot ) ."
"agnostic open to change if evidence dictates it word games"
"If you 're going to describe anyone 'open to evidence ' as agnostic , then this is a word game To call that agnosticism has always struck ne as mealy-mouthed"