At certain times of our lives, we may think God does not exist. But then at other times, we are not so sure, and so we declare being agnostic. It is common for some people to swing between being an atheist and an agnostic.
However, when one is 50 or 60 years old, one would have gone through much of life's experience - periods of joy, periods of disappointment, periods of trials and tribulations. Yet, one may not have been touched by God. One may still waver and swing back and forth between being an atheist and an agnostic.
But in my opinion, I honestly believe a person could not be an atheist beyond middle age. He is likely to be 'not sure', an agnostic; rather than 'definitely no God'.
I came to this conclusion because I believe a human would have experienced the wonders of nature by then. I believe the wonders of nature carries a still small voice which prompts the divine presence. That voice may be very soft, fade and intermittent. And a human may be unsure whether he heard it - he is not sure, so he is an agnostic. He cannot say its definitely not there!
"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanses is declaring the work of God's hand." Psalms 19:1
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