Please answer just this one question (I need hard data.)
atheism is:
A. the disbelief of gods
B. the belief that there are no gods
C. Other (explain.)
Please pass this on to other atheists and give them my email. I'd like to be as thorough as possible here.
Thanks,
Dave Harty
tastypaper@gmail.com
Tags: atheism, atheist, definition
Permalink Reply by VeganApe on December 21, 2011 at 12:31am Atheism - disbelief in and rejection of all proposed theologies presented to date....
Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on November 1, 2012 at 8:05pm Works for me ... I like your use of the word, "rejection." I would add a simple statement to it, to wit:
There Are NO Gods. Works for me.
Permalink Reply by David on December 21, 2011 at 12:57am (A) has been revised to "lack of a belief in gods."
Permalink Reply by Jedi Wanderer on December 21, 2011 at 9:17am You can edit this is the actual discussion so as to avoid confusion. Click on "Options" above and to the right of the discussion.
Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 20, 2013 at 12:07pm Atheism isn't a deficiency, a lack, it's being able to tell your ass from a hole in the ground. Nor is it merely a belief. So "(C) There are NO gods." works for me too.
Permalink Reply by AtheistTech on December 21, 2011 at 1:25am I choose A, the revised A
Permalink Reply by Kyle Simpson on December 21, 2011 at 3:55am In a general sense, the revised (A): Lack of belief in any god.
Permalink Reply by Scott A. Hunt on December 21, 2011 at 6:47am revised A
Permalink Reply by Richard K. Emms on December 21, 2011 at 6:47am David,
Answer "A" seems to fit the best. It's the closest to the opposite of religion. Religion tends to focus in on a specific point we know as dogma. Atheism rejects it. Reality is like many other subjects, if you don't see the the whole picture you're likely missing the point.
Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on December 21, 2011 at 6:52am Atheism - from a-theos, literally "without god."
It is not about belief, but a state of being. From our point of view, EVERYONE is without god. We at least have the guts to SAY SO.
So, I would say "A" after a fashion, but with the notations I've made here.
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