[split] Definitions of Atheism

[Brayton.l]

I like to add confusion by stating that I am an anti-theist. I think saying I am an atheist is rather passive. Anti-theist seems to me to suggest an active disbelief which best describes my view. Rather than a simple lack of belief

Anti-theist, as the term is generally used, is probably more accurately described as 'anti-religious', as in, actively opposed to religion or faith, because you can't be against something that doesn't exist. I think the term you're looking for is 'gnostic atheist'.

I'm afraid I have to disagree.

From the Oxford Dictionary.

An antitheist is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "One opposed to belief in the existence of a god." The earliest citation given for this meaning is from 1833. An antitheist may be opposed to belief in the existence of any god or gods, and not merely one in particular.