Is atheism a belief?

[Mister Agenda]

Guy, I don't know which version you adhere to.  15 years ago it was a lot different.  Now there are all many versions.  Anyway, you told me I couldn't show one, and I did.  What more do you want?  Mission accomplished.

Guy, 15 years ago, anyone who didn't believe in any God or gods was still an atheist.

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This is a bit off topic here to the very interesting conversation taking place but it refers to my original objective of trying to define atheism.

So most people here say that atheism is the disbelief in a God.
In many eastern religions they don't worship Gods. Buddhasim, Confucianism, Taoism, Jainism.

Are these people atheists?

Some of them are. Individual members of the religion can be theists or atheists. It might be a fair generalization to say that neither theism nor atheism is a requirement to be a member in good standing of those religions.

For a Western equivalent, I'd add Unitarian Universalism.

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No there’s two definitions being employeed here, the traditional distinctions based on belief vs lack of belief, and one in the newer conception where the distinction between knowing and not knowing is emphasized.

The traditional definitions lack a distinction between knowing and not knowing, the newer definition lacks a distinction between believing and not believing.

Depending on which distinction you find most useful, one definition is more useful than the other.

'New' as in at least 134 years old. Catch up, dude.