(January 8, 2014 at 9:54 pm)Sejanus Wrote: Atheism, in my understanding, is the lack of belief in god(s), due to the fact that there is no evidence for them.You've got extra baggage on your definition of 'atheism' which is why you come to your conclusions. 'A-theism' is 'an absence of theism'. It makes no statement on the reason why there might be an absence, it only describes that there is no theism. To paraphrase your definition to make this clear and hopefully give you a greater insight:
Quote:Atheism, in my understanding, is the lack of belief in god(s), due to the fact that I believe in a non-theistic religion.
Atheism, in my understanding, is the lack of belief in god(s), due to the fact that I was raised in a culture/environment which had never heard of theism.
Atheism, in my understanding, is the lack of belief in god(s), due to the fact that my Uncle told me so and he's never wrong.
See? I deliberately picked alternatives which require no critical thinking or reasoning to try and make my point clear. The only consistent factor across these definitions is the 'lack of belief in god(s)'. Any other statements are completely unnecessary and can lead you to assumptions that can warp your perceptions.
Sum ergo sum
