No, you cannot assume that something that is not demonstrated is so....
I did say "for the sake of argument"
But even if you don't want to do that, since you cannot categorically state that god does not exist, you have to concede that he might exist...even if the probability was minute
...that's back to being delusional. If that's your standard, then your standard has some serious, serious problems....
No it's not - see above
If you can't understand it, your ability to understand has serious, serious problems
...there are people who say that god is inherently beyond the knowledge of mankind....
Well then I will just limit my explanations to you, to the concepts of god generally agreed upon by Christians
...that doesn't mean they don't believe in gods anyhow, it means they do not think they can ever rationally discover any gods. There are plenty of people who think all gods are outside of human knowledge and still believe....
Then let's define an Agnostic with reference to the well known Christian god - which by coincidence is the same god that the early Gnostic church believed in
...if the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists, then he can communicate and converse with a human on Earth. That doesn't make that a worthwhile assumption....
If it exists, then why not ?
...I have an evidence-based knowledge that my parents exist. I can prove it. I have direct, demonstrable, objectively verifiable evidence that they are, or were, real. Now do the same thing with any god....
So you don't believe that your parents exist, you KNOW that they exist
A Gnostic will claim to KNOW that god exists in the same way they you claim to know that your parents exist. That he'she has interacted with them. Whether or not you believe them is irrelevant.
That is what they believe and profess. That is what defines them.
What is so hard to understand ?
Is your comprehension having serious, serious problems ?
...do you get tired of being dishonest? Because nowhere did I say anything even remotely close to that....
Do you ever get tired of saying foolish things ?
So, let's be clear you accept that god MIGHT exist ??
So if god might exist, then he MIGHT decide to communicate with his believers
So when Gnostics profess to know go - that is KNOW he exists through personal contact, the MIGHT be right ?
Are you having trouble keeping up ?
...I provided the definition of the word delusion. Go back and re-read it.
I suspect I have a far stronger grasp of the English language than you do.
Go read what I said above.
To be clearer still are you saying that Gnostics are deluded as a matter of fact ?
Are you saying they cannot possibly interact with god ?
If so, please embarrass yourself and explain why.....