*quoting your name messed up, apologies for that*
I do agree (that isn't much different than what I'm saying/trying to say - I just shed slightly more light on the term), I'm basically saying it's a very generalist word/term to use, but thats just another angle to approach it from. I didn't & wouldn't have enough time in the day to state the reasonings on how people do/have/can come to a conclusion about Atheism - which wasn't the original question, thus went unanswered. This is the reason I usually state the term in quotes, as it can be & often is; misconstrued - again, this is where a 'base' line is drawn I think, and the branches of the individuals are formed to make their own reasonings or form their own opinions about the subject going forward.
My original statement is very basic, as is this one. But taking it a further step back - I could have kept it minimalistic, and said like others:
"Do you believe in god? Yes. Theist. No. Atheist."
Quote:The term 'atheism' doesn't care about 'why' you don't believe, it's simply a label for those who don't. There are atheists who came by their lack of belief through rational inquiry, some through indoctrination, some through arguments from authority... etc. The only common factor is the absence of theism from their belief-systems..
I do agree (that isn't much different than what I'm saying/trying to say - I just shed slightly more light on the term), I'm basically saying it's a very generalist word/term to use, but thats just another angle to approach it from. I didn't & wouldn't have enough time in the day to state the reasonings on how people do/have/can come to a conclusion about Atheism - which wasn't the original question, thus went unanswered. This is the reason I usually state the term in quotes, as it can be & often is; misconstrued - again, this is where a 'base' line is drawn I think, and the branches of the individuals are formed to make their own reasonings or form their own opinions about the subject going forward.
My original statement is very basic, as is this one. But taking it a further step back - I could have kept it minimalistic, and said like others:
"Do you believe in god? Yes. Theist. No. Atheist."