A Believer's Thoughts on Faith

[Jehanne]

For most of history, atheism has been defined as the belief that God doesn't exist. An atheist is a person who says "God isn't real." 

You dont get to force how others self identify.
Your hybris got the better of you again.

Prior to the end of the Late Middle Ages/Early Modern Period, there were few, if any, public atheists. The World has changed over the last 500 years.