(October 31, 2014 at 9:38 pm)IDScience Wrote: Let me first define true atheism
Atheism is a complete and total rejection of all theistic claims. If theists assert God (creator of the universe and all life in it) does exist, atheists must assert the contrary , i.e. God does not exist. The only middle ground in this true dichotomy is agnosticism (undecided), which is not true atheism.
Wrong. Atheism is not believing in any gods. You can do so by making the negative claim "no gods exist" (gnostic/strong atheism) or by simply not making the positive claim that any gods exist (agnostic/weak atheism). Theism and atheism are stances of belief. Gnosticism and agnosticism are stances of knowledge. They're not mutually exclusive. I consider myself both atheist and agnostic.
I didn't read the rest of the OP, as it was based on that definition.