(shrug)

I'm saying that neither man was in any position to know for certain whether there is a God or not. And how would they even know how to define or understand "God" if there was one?

I'm saying that a wise man admits that he doesn't know things like that.

He may have a strong feeling about it. He may hazard a hypothetical opinion about it. But he doesn't know. And if he's wise, he knows that he doesn't know...and admits it.