I voted for other because it depends on the people. The word is being fought over now.
Certain people want to mean without belief in a god and other want it to mean belief there is no god.
It's disputed.
Some people whom are without belief in God rather be called agnostics then atheists. I know your going to say agnostic means without claim to knowledge but it's also was used in the sense to not claim belief in something either way, to not know that way, to be without a position of belief in that.
Personally, I think Atheist should be accepted by everyone at the end to be without belief in a god. The reason why is that so many people identify themselves with that name and don't believe God does not exist.
At the same time, it complicates things, into soft atheism, and strong atheism. Why not have one word for each?
Perhaps a new word needs to placed for one of the positions while the other remains "atheism"?
Certain people want to mean without belief in a god and other want it to mean belief there is no god.
It's disputed.
Some people whom are without belief in God rather be called agnostics then atheists. I know your going to say agnostic means without claim to knowledge but it's also was used in the sense to not claim belief in something either way, to not know that way, to be without a position of belief in that.
Personally, I think Atheist should be accepted by everyone at the end to be without belief in a god. The reason why is that so many people identify themselves with that name and don't believe God does not exist.
At the same time, it complicates things, into soft atheism, and strong atheism. Why not have one word for each?
Perhaps a new word needs to placed for one of the positions while the other remains "atheism"?
