What is an atheist?

[Polaris]

Atheism does not require a rejection of the supernatural, but does require the lack of belief in a god or gods. Many incorrectly assume atheism denies the supernatural in its entirety (probably because some Atheists incorrectly use the term themselves).

A Buddhist in my view could be an atheist simply because they do not believe in a god. There could also be Buddhists who have their own religious beliefs separate from Buddhism since Buddhism does not make the claim that you must only follow its teachings if I understood the Dalai Lama correctly.

Now I make a distinction between atheists and Atheists. Many times I will just refer to actual atheists as unbelievers. The Atheists I see as the ones who (not all of them though) reject beyond the definition of atheism. The real reason I use the term Atheism (generally limited to those who come from societies that are dominated by Anglicized ideals) is because these unbelievers demonstrate a lack of reasoning and academic background that reminds me of the Christian Fundamentalists I assume live in the middle of nowhere like Iowa.