Is atheism a belief?

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In the older usage, agnostic connotes somebody who has either not considered the question seriously or who has no opinion or who has a 50/50 view on it. That would mischaracterize my position and that of many others. Although I don't claim to know with certainty that no god exists, I do not believe that one does which makes "atheist" a better choice.

The old definition of agnosticm applies to someone split, or undecided, unsure on the question of God’s existence.

While the old definition of atheism accounts for both atheist who believe (regardless if it’s a weak believe that you seem to hold) or know that God doesn’t exist. No additional qualifiers needed.

Under the new defintion old agnostics, and those who believe god doesn’t exist are grouped together.

The old definition atheists who know and atheist who believe god doesn’t exist are group together.

In reality only the old distinction is useful, because hardly any atheist claims to be absolutely certain that God/s doesn’t exist, but many atheist believe God doesn’t exists. So it’s silly to group them with traditional agnostics.

There was no reason to change the old definition as if was a problem needing to be solved.

In fact it’s seem that traditional agnostics who out number atheists prefer the old defintion, not the new one atheists such as yourself are imposing on them.