PLZ help! I cant tell what it means!
2007-06-15 04:34:17 · 12 answers · asked by Maggie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here is a star for spelling atheist correctly
2007-06-15 04:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods or rejects theism.When defined more broadly, atheism is the absence of belief in deities, alternatively called nontheism. Although atheists are commonly assumed to be irreligious, some religions, such as Buddhism, have been characterized as atheistic.
Many self-described atheists are skeptical of all supernatural beings and cite a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. Others argue for atheism on philosophical, social or historical grounds. Although many self-described atheists tend toward secular philosophies such as humanism and naturalism,there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.
The term atheism originated as a pejorative epithet applied to any person or belief in conflict with established religion. With the spread of freethought, scientific skepticism, and criticism of religion, the term began to gather a more specific meaning and was sometimes used as a self-description by atheists.
2007-06-15 04:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an atheist is a human , that has some beliefs/ideas in his head that makes this peson an atheist. The key is the content of the ideas although i never heard of an animal or tree being an atheist, i think it is exclusively used for humans but it is not strictly mandatory. so you should focus on the ideas and not of the object that contains the ideas but on the content of the ideas instead of the content of the object that holds the ideas.
hope this helps.
2007-06-15 04:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It describes a normal sensible person, who happens to not believe in god. Also a person who is amazed that people who do believe, never read any prior posted questions to see how many times what they are about to ask has already been asked, that day.
*breath*
2007-06-15 07:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An atheist is a person who either:
1. Believes there is no deity (strong atheism)
2. Has no beliefs in deities (weak atheism)
2007-06-15 04:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Theist: One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
Atheist: Not a theist.
2007-06-15 04:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It means we do not believe in any God.
2007-06-15 04:36:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
One who chooses not to believe in a god or gods.
2007-06-15 04:40:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do they not have online dictionaries on your part of the internet?
2007-06-15 04:41:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
theist = believe in God.
atheist = do not believe in God because God is imaginary.
2007-06-15 04:37:34 · answer #10 · answered by Jadochop 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋