Am I still an atheist if I believe in a higher being?

[abaris]

Yup, that's deism, plain and simple. Nothing wrong with it in my book. I was something of a deist for the largest part of my life. Begs the question though, what kind of higher being you think exists. In my case it was mainly nature in it's broadest sense, including the universe. Inspired by neopagan and wiccan ideas. I imagined it to be a totally neutral force, which ultimately led me to the conclusion that there's no point in believing or worshipping something neutral. Unless you believe in magic, which some wiccans do. Well, I'm not and never was among them.