What is Atheism?

Hello There, Guest! (Lost Password?) Register

Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!

Current time: July 20, 2025, 8:56 pm

Poll: How do you define atheism? This poll is closed.
Absence of a belief in god	95.12%	39	95.12%
Belief that there is no god	4.88%	2	4.88%
Total		41 vote(s)	100%

* You voted for this item.

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

Thread Modes

What is Atheism?

Jesster Offline

Offline

Your friendly neighborhood heathen

Religious Views: I am the creator goddess. Prove me wrong.

Posts: 3064
Threads: 3
Joined: July 10, 2016
Reputation: 36

#219

RE: What is Atheism?

March 12, 2017 at 3:30 pm (This post was last modified: March 12, 2017 at 3:31 pm by Jesster.)

That's not actually what the -ism in atheism is about. There's theism and then there's a-theism. It's everything that doesn't belong to that -ism, so it is not an -ism in itself. Atheism does not have a goal, philosophy, or belief system.

Find

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Messages In This Thread

What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 3, 2017 at 2:35 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Alex K - March 3, 2017 at 2:57 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 3, 2017 at 3:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 3, 2017 at 3:43 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 3, 2017 at 3:47 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 3, 2017 at 3:55 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 3, 2017 at 4:02 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Ben Davis - March 3, 2017 at 9:39 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 7, 2017 at 1:35 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Alex K - March 3, 2017 at 3:46 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 3, 2017 at 3:48 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 3, 2017 at 9:17 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 3, 2017 at 9:20 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 3, 2017 at 9:25 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 3, 2017 at 9:54 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 3, 2017 at 10:08 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 4, 2017 at 5:14 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by account_inactive - March 4, 2017 at 11:51 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Ben Davis - March 6, 2017 at 9:39 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 3, 2017 at 10:02 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Edwardo Piet - March 4, 2017 at 11:47 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 12:24 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 5, 2017 at 12:27 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 12:49 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 6, 2017 at 10:51 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 5, 2017 at 1:00 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 4:04 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Edwardo Piet - March 4, 2017 at 11:56 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 6, 2017 at 12:03 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 6, 2017 at 12:11 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 6, 2017 at 12:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 10:21 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 10:29 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 12:35 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 12:46 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 12:57 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 1:14 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 1:25 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 12:59 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 1:11 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 1:43 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 6, 2017 at 2:16 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:08 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 3:19 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 6, 2017 at 1:28 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 6, 2017 at 2:17 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 2:56 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 6, 2017 at 3:31 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 5:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 6, 2017 at 6:37 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 7:41 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 7, 2017 at 12:11 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 7, 2017 at 1:14 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 7, 2017 at 2:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 7, 2017 at 2:33 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 7, 2017 at 2:40 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 6, 2017 at 2:34 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 3:07 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Harry Nevis - March 8, 2017 at 11:34 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 1:58 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 4:24 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Aegon - March 6, 2017 at 10:46 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 1:29 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 6, 2017 at 3:38 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:59 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 6, 2017 at 8:38 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 6, 2017 at 6:05 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 6:20 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 6, 2017 at 6:24 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 6:54 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Rhondazvous - March 6, 2017 at 7:32 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 8, 2017 at 12:49 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 12:51 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 1:31 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 8, 2017 at 2:38 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 2:53 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 3:17 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 3:40 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 4:06 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 4:17 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 4:23 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 4:48 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 8, 2017 at 5:06 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Crossless1 - March 8, 2017 at 4:23 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 4:53 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 6:17 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 8, 2017 at 7:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 11:17 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 12:06 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Crossless1 - March 8, 2017 at 5:02 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 8, 2017 at 4:56 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 4:25 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 8, 2017 at 5:11 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 5:14 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 8, 2017 at 5:21 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 8, 2017 at 5:37 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 5:39 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 8, 2017 at 6:10 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 6:18 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 8, 2017 at 6:31 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 6:34 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 8, 2017 at 8:21 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 9:42 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 6:20 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 6:26 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 9, 2017 at 6:50 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 9, 2017 at 11:15 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 12:54 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 10, 2017 at 1:04 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 1:15 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 10, 2017 at 9:22 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 10:15 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 10, 2017 at 10:20 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 10:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 10, 2017 at 11:15 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 12:15 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 10, 2017 at 12:30 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:31 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 10, 2017 at 1:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Minimalist - March 10, 2017 at 11:45 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 11:55 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 12:25 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 3:47 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:10 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 1:19 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 1:48 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 10, 2017 at 2:17 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 10, 2017 at 12:51 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 11:06 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 10, 2017 at 2:29 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 12, 2017 at 9:48 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 10, 2017 at 2:21 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 3:27 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 3:38 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 3:18 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by LastPoet - March 8, 2017 at 3:40 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Athene - March 8, 2017 at 3:59 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 9, 2017 at 9:51 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 9, 2017 at 9:18 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Minimalist - March 9, 2017 at 9:29 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 10, 2017 at 5:57 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 10, 2017 at 7:46 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 10, 2017 at 10:40 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 11:10 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 12:46 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 4:25 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 10, 2017 at 2:26 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 10, 2017 at 3:08 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 10, 2017 at 3:29 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 10, 2017 at 3:39 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 10, 2017 at 3:12 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 4:19 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 10, 2017 at 4:28 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 4:48 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 10, 2017 at 5:23 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 10, 2017 at 5:25 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 8:23 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 11, 2017 at 12:07 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 11, 2017 at 12:10 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 10, 2017 at 9:33 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 10:32 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 10:48 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 12:57 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 1:14 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 1:22 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 1:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 1:41 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 11, 2017 at 2:02 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 13, 2017 at 12:43 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 1:45 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 11, 2017 at 2:05 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 2:09 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 11, 2017 at 3:38 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 11, 2017 at 4:54 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 5:57 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 7:19 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 11, 2017 at 7:33 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 8:54 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 12, 2017 at 12:40 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 12, 2017 at 5:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 1:45 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 11, 2017 at 2:11 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 11, 2017 at 2:17 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 11, 2017 at 3:47 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 4:16 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 11, 2017 at 4:28 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 11, 2017 at 4:34 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 11, 2017 at 4:46 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 6:38 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by comet - March 11, 2017 at 9:57 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by comet - March 11, 2017 at 9:51 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 11, 2017 at 10:27 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 12, 2017 at 5:54 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 12, 2017 at 5:58 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 12, 2017 at 4:33 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 12, 2017 at 5:38 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 12, 2017 at 6:39 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 12, 2017 at 11:07 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 12, 2017 at 11:59 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 13, 2017 at 5:58 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 13, 2017 at 3:21 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 12, 2017 at 10:37 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 12, 2017 at 12:30 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 12, 2017 at 1:05 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by comet - March 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 12, 2017 at 3:30 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 13, 2017 at 2:23 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Harry Nevis - March 13, 2017 at 3:14 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 13, 2017 at 3:55 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 13, 2017 at 7:08 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 13, 2017 at 4:45 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 13, 2017 at 4:50 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 13, 2017 at 5:36 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 14, 2017 at 10:36 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 14, 2017 at 4:36 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 14, 2017 at 5:11 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 14, 2017 at 6:03 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 14, 2017 at 6:06 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 14, 2017 at 7:29 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 14, 2017 at 10:01 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 15, 2017 at 6:53 am

RE: What is Atheism? - by houseofcantor - March 13, 2017 at 6:10 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 15, 2017 at 3:22 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 15, 2017 at 3:26 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by The Grand Nudger - July 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by arewethereyet - July 14, 2021 at 3:53 pm

RE: What is Atheism? - by arewethereyet - July 14, 2021 at 3:59 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Atheism VS Christian Atheism?	IanHulett	80	32445	June 13, 2017 at 11:09 am Last Post: vorlon13
	Atheism, Scientific Atheism and Antitheism	tantric	33	15175	January 18, 2015 at 1:05 pm Last Post: helyott
	Strong/Gnostic Atheism and Weak/Agnostic Atheism	Dystopia	26	13899	August 30, 2014 at 1:34 pm Last Post: Dawsonite
	Debate share, young earth? atheism coverup? atheism gain?	xr34p3rx	13	11670	March 16, 2014 at 11:30 am Last Post: fr0d0
	A different definition of atheism. Atheism isn't simply lack of belief in god/s	fr0d0	14	13139	August 1, 2012 at 2:54 pm Last Post: Mister Agenda
	"Old" atheism, "New"atheism, atheism 3.0, WTF?	leo-rcc	69	43246	February 2, 2010 at 3:29 am Last Post: tackattack

View a Printable Version

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Current time: July 20, 2025, 8:56 pm Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2025 MyBB Group.Atheist Forums is 16 Years, 10 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 6 Hours, 8 Minutes, 58 Seconds old.
The views expressed on this website are those of the members who express them and do not necessarily represent the views of Atheist Forums, its owners, or staff.