Antitheism

[Edwardo Piet]

Anti-theist is the same as antitheist. It's just a different way of writing it, that's all. It's not as used as the conjoined form, however.

I meant "being antitheist" as in being anti theists, not "being an antitheist." Just because you're anti theism and therefore an antitheist doesn't mean you're against all theists as people. Being an "Antitheist" is not the same as being "anti" theists.

I should have quoted what I was referring to. I choose to ignore them as I can't see what possible reason I have to talk about them.

Ok well I'll give my short answer to your original question about the difference between anti-theism and anti-religion then:

They're clearly different because there are religions without belief in God(s)/theism and it's possible to have belief in God(s)/theism without being religious.

And it's possible to be anti-religion but not anti-theism, and anti-theism but not anti-religion.



I'm anti-religion but not anti-theism. Merely believing in God isn't a problem. Deism is a form of theism that is harmless for example.

Religion itself taken literally is harmful but luckily nowadays in 2016 the vast majority of religious people cherry pick their religions and are actually totally harmless. Most religious people are nowhere near as harmful as their religions could allow them to be if it weren't for cherry picking.

I am anti-religion in principle but not in practice because in practice most religious people don't follow their religions literally nowadays.

And even if all religious people were as dangerous as the core literal statements in the holy texts, even if we were--even worse than--back in the dark ages, it's still their religious beliefs and behavior I am against, it doesn't mean I have to hate anyone as a person and their intentions can still be good. I still wouldn't ne anti-religious people, just anti-their-harmful-beliefs.