2007-04-30 06:01:06 · 4 answers · asked by R 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi Fred. I haven’t asked this question to feed my curiosity. May be these definitions are irrelevant, or a waste of time for YOU! I have an 8,000-word paper to hand in next year, and I want to do my research.
2007-04-30 07:58:10 · update #1
Generally speaking, an atheist either believes that there is no God or does not believe that there is a God (subtle difference but if you think about it they're not quite the same).
Non-theism is basically the belief that the question of God's existence is irrelevant and so not worth thinking about. They try neither to accept nor deny God's existence - to them it's a moot point that changes nothing either way.
2007-04-30 06:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by XYZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my mind:
an atheist believes there is no proof of god...
A non-theist believes the concept of god is inconsequential
An agnostic believes it is unproveable either way.
A theist believes in one/more gods (mono and poly theism).
I am both an atheist and a non-deist.
2007-04-30 13:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What a waste of time. Suppose you get a consensus. So what. Who would you limit by your irrelevant definitions?
2007-04-30 13:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there is a difference. A non-theist does not believe in God.
2007-04-30 13:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋