One who does not hold a belief in a higher power of any kind. One who chooses to control their own destiny and not rely on a mythical figure to do it for them. Contrary to belief, Atheists are not Satan worshipping heathens, as one would have to have a belief in God in order to believe that Satan exists.
Jane does not pray, go to church, or celebrate Christmas. She is an atheist and feels that participating in the affore mentioned activities would make her a hypocrite.
by aftershock7136 November 22, 2007
by Mirrors lie March 14, 2009
a person who thinks for themself instead of believing stupid fairy tales told by people who may or may not have even existed. someone who believes what they want and arent scared into believing what others tell them is true.
by Magik red anus January 5, 2004
People whom use their intelligence to realise that just because a (very average) man was nailed to a cross two thousand and nine years ago, does not mean that there is a "higher power" or "God" that controls every aspect of human life and the planet we live in.
common sense.
Atheists make up their own minds about religion and don't believe in a God just because their parents told them to when they were young.
Atheists make up their own minds about religion and don't believe in a God just because their parents told them to when they were young.
by antonio! January 13, 2009
by Pro Janitor October 17, 2006
A person who either:
a. Does not have any theistic beliefs of any nature ("weak" atheism)
b. Actively believes that there is no God, or indeed any matter of supernatural entity ("strong" atheism"
There are two noteworthy things about the concept of atheism:
a. "Atheism", or a- in front of theism, simply means "not theistic". Therefore, the literal definition of the word atheism is what was referred to before as weak atheism. The differentiation between "weak" and strong atheism, however, is now necessary, due to the proliferation in use of labeling strong atheism as simply atheism.
b. "Belief" that there is no God is still the important point here for strong atheism. No reasonable atheist would assert that they KNOW there is no God, just as no reasonable theist would assert that they KNOW there IS a God - there is no proof for either preposition, and thus certainty is impossible either way. However, strong atheism relies on the fact that logically proving something does NOT exist is far harder than proving something does exist (and in fact is generally impossible), and thus tends not to perceive a lack of absolute proof that there is no God as a weakness in their arguments.
a. Does not have any theistic beliefs of any nature ("weak" atheism)
b. Actively believes that there is no God, or indeed any matter of supernatural entity ("strong" atheism"
There are two noteworthy things about the concept of atheism:
a. "Atheism", or a- in front of theism, simply means "not theistic". Therefore, the literal definition of the word atheism is what was referred to before as weak atheism. The differentiation between "weak" and strong atheism, however, is now necessary, due to the proliferation in use of labeling strong atheism as simply atheism.
b. "Belief" that there is no God is still the important point here for strong atheism. No reasonable atheist would assert that they KNOW there is no God, just as no reasonable theist would assert that they KNOW there IS a God - there is no proof for either preposition, and thus certainty is impossible either way. However, strong atheism relies on the fact that logically proving something does NOT exist is far harder than proving something does exist (and in fact is generally impossible), and thus tends not to perceive a lack of absolute proof that there is no God as a weakness in their arguments.
I am an atheist. This tells you nothing about my personality, character, or intelligence. All it tells you is that I do not have particular belief in God. That is all that atheists have in common.
by voidsoul August 1, 2008
Person who does not feel they need a spiritual handrail; person more inclined to believe the findings of science than the writings of religion.
I may be an atheist, but I still know that medieval scientists (who were members of the church) never did believe the earth was flat. This myth was created by Irving Welsh in order to add drama to his "biography" of Christopher Columbus.
by anonymous April 5, 2004