I'm also assuming many will give me tailored definitions of what atheism means. Atheism attempts to describe a lack of belief in a deity, multiple deities, gods, a sumpreme being, etc. We don't have words for people who do not believe in unicorns (An-unicornism?), but because most of the world is religious, we have to apply a name to these people who just don't believe. Saying, "I believe there is NO god" is a positive atheistic belief. However, saying, "I don't believe in a god" is atheism, although it is NOT a belief, per se. Not believing is not the same as believing there is not something. Atheism is NOT a belief system. By definition, infants, people who have severe mental retardation, and people not aware of a god are all atheists. It's not surprising that irrational, exclusive connotations would come from theists about this.
2006-12-22
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