<p>atheism is sort of a more specific kind of agnosticism. my friend is an agnostic but he follows the catholic religion and goes to church and all of that. so even though he's agnostic, he can be considered a catholic. i am agnostic as well but i don't follow any religion, so i say i'm atheist. that's about as well as i can explain it, i hope this didn't just confuse you more ;)</p>