I consider myself an "agnostic atheist". I lack belief in a god, but I recognise that I can't know with certainty that there isn't one out there somewhere.
I consider myself an "agnostic atheist". I lack belief in a god, but I recognise that I can't know with certainty that there isn't one out there somewhere.
But the point is, you're not understanding the negation at play. Theist = person who believes in a god. Atheist = person who does not believe in a god. Not believing only requires the absence of a belief in god ("not guilty"), but it also includes believing there is no god ("innocent").