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I agree except -

I do not think that Atheism is a belief, I think it is a rejection of belief.

But, how can you reject a belief you did not even know existed? Therefore i fail to understand how we are born "Atheists".

"Atheism" can mean simply not having a belief in a god:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defini...ctCode=all

It does not necessarily require that one think about the issue at all.

This, by the way, is just one of the meanings of the term, though etymologically, it is the oldest, as the prefix "a-" means "not," so in that oldest sense, "atheism" simply means "not theism," which would be any and every position that isn't properly described as "theism."

Hmm, I guess various people define it differently, I personally would not define it in that broad of a spectrum. I just don't think it's fair to hypothetically ask the question of what we believe at birth, I would rather there be a term for what is not applicable.

Basically, if you are "Atheist" you are swung toward a disbelief in god, or rejection of claims. Someone who does not even know what "Death" is would not be swung in any direction, you cannot have an opinion on something you haven't even heard of.


Anyway, I guess I am wrong with my definition, even though I don't agree with it.