Depends.
A pagan under this definition does not believe in the Christian god. It does not in any way suggest that the pagan does not believe in Zeus.
An Atheist does not believe in god(S)... a pagan is just someone who doesn't believe in the Christian 'God'
That's all he's saying
Is an atheist a pagan? They would have to be. Is a pagan necessarily an atheist? Not at all

An Atheist does not believe in god(S)... a pagan is just someone who doesn't believe in the Christian 'God'

That's all he's saying


Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day