That is correct anon. And to be clear, "denies" of course doesn't mean it has to be absolute denial of possibility of Gods existence. It's a denial in terms of belief. Atheists don't believe in God, they can still believe that God is possible, it's just that they don't believe currently, not necessarily that it's impossible for them to change their mind.
Speaking for myself, I, like many other atheists - don't see God is impossible, I will believe if there is evidence. Until then there's in other words, no valid reason to believe.
So basically, an atheist is that which denies God, but it's in the sense of belief and not necessarily in the sense of knowledge. Atheists simply disbelieve God's existence, whether they believe it is possible for him to exist is a different matter. There are gnostic atheists (those who believe God is impossible) and agnostic atheists (those who believe God is possible, but not probable - so they don't believe)
So an atheist is just someone who doesn't believe in God, nothing more, nothing less. Everything else is optional. So as for individual beliefs, they vary.
Hope that helps?
EvF
Speaking for myself, I, like many other atheists - don't see God is impossible, I will believe if there is evidence. Until then there's in other words, no valid reason to believe.
So basically, an atheist is that which denies God, but it's in the sense of belief and not necessarily in the sense of knowledge. Atheists simply disbelieve God's existence, whether they believe it is possible for him to exist is a different matter. There are gnostic atheists (those who believe God is impossible) and agnostic atheists (those who believe God is possible, but not probable - so they don't believe)
So an atheist is just someone who doesn't believe in God, nothing more, nothing less. Everything else is optional. So as for individual beliefs, they vary.
Hope that helps?
EvF
