Explain
2007-05-08 04:35:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, it is a slur term used by the Christers that think people who hate God are the same as those who simply don't believe the christers foolishness. An anti theist would be one who hates believing in God(s) but does believe in God(s) and that is a crazy statement to make.
I think they made it up for the similarity to their term Antichrist
2007-05-08 04:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word antitheist would denote negativity anti which is against and theist which is the belief in one or more gods. That word play would only fuel a lot of groups to do what they believe is a positive thing some may even be extreme violent acts and it really does not even describe an atheist properly either because that would seem like a god or gods exist and we are against their existance and that is not the case because they don't exist in the first place.
2007-05-08 04:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by calmlikeatimebomb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have distinct meanings.
An antitheist believes that God exists, but opposes God's will, on purpose, because of his hatred for God. It's an extreme position, one that I imagine is held consistently by very few people. On the other hand, it's much more common to slip into antitheist thinking -- that is, in fact, the essence of a mortal sin.
An atheist, of course, is convinced that God does not exist . . . yet somehow manages to come off very angry at Him!
(My apologies to the atheists on the forum; I just couldn't resist....)
2007-05-08 04:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmm potentially, but not sure that "antitheist" is a good thing. I'd assume that this was an individual that was against theism, regardless of the benefits that some or most theists get from their beliefs. I'd prefer "anti-theocratic" and a respect for other's beliefs, no matter how ill placed, as long as they also tolerated others.
2007-05-08 04:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it could be useful as a political term for being anti-theocratic.
Either that, or an antitheist just wants to annoy the theists. Would you? All of us?
2007-05-08 04:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
anti means "copy" or duplicate. The term "athiest" was coined by the Romans. That is what they called he 1st and 2nd centruy Christians because they didn't not worship Ceasar and the pagan gods. I haven't heard the word antitheist.
2007-05-08 04:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by mxcardinal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
I think that most of us atheists would gladly live in a world in which others retained religious belief, as long as we were not negatively affected by that belief.
I do sense that some people here calling themselves "atheists" genuinely want religious belief eradicated, regardless of whether or not that belief affects their lives.
I think that second category is relatively small - certainly smaller than most believers think it is - but I do get the impression that it exists.
2007-05-08 04:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'll admit that there are days, when I've heard one too many fundies who won't shut up, that I feel antitheist.
2007-05-08 04:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It describes those actively opposed to theism in general. It's a term subject to abuse, since many will bandy the term if you contradict one doctrine of theirs.
2007-05-08 04:47:16 · answer #9 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what antitheist means exactly.
2007-05-08 04:39:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋