Agnosticism is atheism

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Definitions:

Agnosticism:		The standpoint of denying the possibility to know if there is a God

Atheism:		The standpoint of denying the existence of God

		Please observe that although the above definitions are common and often given as the first definitions in dictionaries, there are other definitions of these terms also. My argument is valid for the above mentioned definitions.

Argument:
If there is an all powerful entity (God) then it is powerful enough to make you, or anyone else, understand that it exists. Agnosticism denies the possibility to know if there is a God, therefore it denies that such an entity can exist. Thus agnosticism is atheism.

Objection:
Doesn't that argument presume that God, if he exists, necessarily would want us to know that he exists?

Answer to objection:
No, it presumes only that we must ascribe free will to God, since we define God as being all powerful. This free will of a possible God assures us of the possibility that God, if he exists, may want (will) us to understand that he exists. This possibility is denied by agnosticism.