Ok, people seem to be thinking that agnostic is some sort of "half way between believer and atheist", so can we have the term used properly in this context? Maybe even a little quiz to help people understand the meaning of the terminology.
Gnostic/Agnostic is a claim of KNOWLEDGE.
Deist/Theist/Atheist is a claim of BELIEF.
So, for those that do not really know how to sort these two "apples and oranges" concepts I present a little quiz:
1. Do you claim to KNOW that your belief or lack of belief is true?
(If yes, write down Gnostic, if you answer no, write down Agnostic)
2. Do you actively believe that a Deity exists?
(If yes, write down Deist, or if you believe that a certain religion's deity exists write down Theist next to the word you previously wrote down. If no, write down Atheist as you do not have a positive belief in a deity)
Ok, what did you get?
(Clarification if your belief for part number 2 is "I don't know", then that is a lack of a positive belief in a deity, so is Atheism.
As I said above, I do not claim knowledge if my belief (or lack there of) is the only way reality can be, so I write down Agnostic. I do not positively and actively believe in a deity, so I am agnostic. Therefor: Agnostic Atheist.
Sorry for the long post, but I think this is an important distinction in a thread about Agnosticism.