Definition of "atheism"

[robvalue]

Well, I don't know. I really don't think there is an agreed definition. What dictionaries say seem more like serving suggestions. I don't believe there is a consensus as to common usage. It would make more sense if there was!

Where would you say the authority in this comes from? And who has the authority to say what it is? Seeing as even the definitions that do get put forward tell you virtually nothing about the claim...

Some people just say "the universe is God" and they don't seem to mean it is anything other than just the universe, not intelligent or magic. Do I think that's pointless? Yes. Do I feel I can tell them it's not something they can call God? Not really. Same with nature.

So.. All I can say is God seems to be a placeholder for something you personally find impressive, for some reason. You could have a god which has no intelligence or awareness but just goes around automatically repairing any problems in the universe with its almost limitless power or something.

When I ask for a definition of someone's God, I usually get a list of things he is not rather than what he is!