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Poll: An atheist is:-
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Somebody who does not believe in God
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Someone who believes God does not exist.
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What is an atheist
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RE: What is an atheist
*quoting your name messed up, apologies for that*
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."

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Messages In This Thread
What is an atheist - by Jacob(smooth) - April 10, 2014 at 4:10 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 4:17 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Jacob(smooth) - April 10, 2014 at 4:20 am
RE: What is an atheist - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - April 10, 2014 at 4:24 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Zen Badger - April 10, 2014 at 5:30 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Jacob(smooth) - April 10, 2014 at 5:39 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Tobie - April 10, 2014 at 7:08 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 7:20 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 4:27 am
RE: What is an atheist - by RobbyPants - April 10, 2014 at 9:43 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Mister Agenda - April 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by The Valkyrie - April 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by Marsellus Wallace - April 10, 2014 at 4:40 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Tartarus Sauce - April 10, 2014 at 4:45 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 4:47 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Mister Agenda - April 10, 2014 at 12:06 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 5:06 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 5:12 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 11, 2014 at 4:04 am
RE: What is an atheist - by tor - April 10, 2014 at 5:40 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Marsellus Wallace - April 10, 2014 at 5:55 am
RE: What is an atheist - by pocaracas - April 10, 2014 at 6:48 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Marsellus Wallace - April 10, 2014 at 7:03 am
RE: What is an atheist - by tor - April 10, 2014 at 7:04 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 8:14 am
RE: What is an atheist - by pocaracas - April 10, 2014 at 10:14 am
RE: What is an atheist - by KichigaiNeko - April 10, 2014 at 7:43 am
RE: What is an atheist - by archangle - April 10, 2014 at 7:44 am
RE: What is an atheist - by pavetheway - April 10, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 8:56 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 10:42 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 11:25 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 11:40 am
RE: What is an atheist - by fr0d0 - April 10, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Ben Davis - April 10, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: What is an atheist - by pavetheway - April 10, 2014 at 9:20 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Neo-Scholastic - April 10, 2014 at 10:45 am
RE: What is an atheist - by tor - April 10, 2014 at 11:12 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Mothonis - April 11, 2014 at 3:51 am
What is an atheist - by Rampant.A.I. - April 10, 2014 at 10:51 am
RE: What is an atheist - by Silver - April 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: What is an atheist - by Confused Ape - April 11, 2014 at 4:48 am



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