Agnosticism and Atheism

The words agnostic and atheist are two words that are very often misused by many people. For the record, I will define, and explain, both terms now. For reference, I've used George H. Smith's classic book, Atheism: The Case Against god.First, atheism is defined as "the absence of theistic belief." In it's basic form, it is not a belief (as is often stated) but the absence of belief. The root word