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What came first, the atheist or the theist?
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RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist?
A passive atheist is someone who doesn't have any belief in Gods via a default position. For instance, a baby is a passive atheist, since babies do not have the mental capacity (yet) to understand concepts of belief, let alone the whole idea of God.

An active atheist is someone who understands the concept, but forms an active disbelief of it. This could be in the form of a rejection, or a simple absence of persuasion in the direction of belief.
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What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by Cecco - July 22, 2010 at 7:24 pm
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by Tiberius - July 23, 2010 at 9:55 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 10:29 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 10:41 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 11:34 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 4, 2010 at 10:29 pm

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