What is Your Approach?

[Rahul]

However, I do not see the big deal with the different definitions of atheism. Regardless of whether it's a belief or lack of belief, really made no difference to me.

The importance is that if you hold a belief that there is no god you are therefore making a claim. There is no god. So you have to back that claim up with evidence.

If you simply lack a belief in a god you are in a holding pattern until someone brings you evidence that there is or is not a god.