What is Atheism?

[Ben Davis]

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Would this be more accurate?:

Lack of a belief in any god- Atheism

Belief that there is no god- Anti-theism

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Lack of a belief in any god- Weak/negative atheism

Belief that there is no god- Strong/positive atheism

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I've seen anti-theism used that way, but also to denote a strong dislike of theism. I personally don't use that one for this purpose because of the confusion it can lead to, but go ahead if you prefer it.

Strong/weak atheism or gnostic/agnostic atheism both work pretty well here and either gets the idea across well.

The term 'antitheism' literally means 'in opposition to theism' so it can be used in a number of ways. The most elegant is as Atheo described above as it's the basis for positions which meet the literal definition however the most common. colloquial use is to denote dislike or 'hatred' of theism, not necessarily an intellectual opposition or activity in opposition.

I regularly use the term to describe my position on particular deities; for example I'm anitheistic towards the Abrahamic religions, I believe Abrahamic deities do not exist as they're impossible.