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[OctagonGecko729]

I'm thinking that the definitions of agnostic and atheist are a bit blurry in some cases.

To me an agnostic "I don't know that any gods exist"
To me a atheist "No gods exist"

Because that's what they believe, neither usually state it as facts. I could say that I believe a invisible unicorn exists, and you can't prove it doesn't exist. So I can believe in it all I like. If I start insisting that you have to put up decorations, call off events or work or start obeying my invisible unicorn's decrees regarding blue cupcakes being ILLEGAL and IMMORAL, then it starts infringing on that whole "Freedom of Religion" thing.

And I love debating the nuances and aspects of all of it. I have discussions I'd like to have with Christian believers, but most seem to wig out and fall back to "YOU HAVE NO FAITH" as soon as I try.

Another thing too is that the burden of proof is on the person claiming something from which there is no empirical evidence. In and of itself the burden of proof does not disprove the existence of a deity but it does get it off the atheists shoulders of having to disprove a claim posited by a theist.

So like in your unicorn example. It is not up to me to disprove that your invisible unicorn exists, it is up to you to prove to me that it does exist.