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

[vixene]

So I'm either a weak atheist or a deist :o

Yes.  As a practical matter, which of those you are may not ever make any difference in your life.  Or it could, depending on what else you might believe.

Also, it may not matter for you whether you are even sure which one applies to you.  When I went from being a devout Christian to eventually becoming a strong atheist, in between at some points I was unsure of what I thought.  But I did not need to label myself anything in particular, and I realized I did not need to have a label for myself.  I did not need to tell anyone exactly what it was that was going on in my mind.

But as a technical matter, if you believe that there is a god that started the universe and then has left it alone ever since, then you are a deist.  If you do not believe in any god, then you are an atheist.  At least a weak atheist.  If you have the belief that there is no god, then you are a strong atheist.

If you are not sure whether you believe in a god or not, then you are not sure whether you are an atheist or not.  But if you lack belief one way or another on the existence of god, then you are a weak atheist.

Thank you for a very detailed answer, muchos gracias!