i think that once again we are trying to modify reality and subvert definitions agnostic is a scientific term when used in this manner an agnostic is unable to prove the existence of something thus it is a common religious dilemma thomas huxley first coined the term for scientific purposes charles darwin is a good applied example since he wrote extensively about his religious agnosticism there is nothing inconsistent about being a religious agnostic it is not at all close to being an atheist