(November 18, 2016 at 6:41 pm)operator Wrote: Wrong. A cabbage cannot choose to have any beliefs, or lack thereof, because it is not a conscious being. Atheism is simply a lack of belief in any god or gods.
To be an atheist "simply" means not having a belief in god.
A cabbage is not a conscious being. Therefore...
A cabbage cannot have any beliefs. Therefore...
A cabbage cannot believe in god. Therefore...
A cabbage is an atheist.
So if you define atheism as simply the lack of belief in god the your definition is trivial.