1 definition by SpooneyMallard
The rejection of theism, or belief that there is no omnipotent being that controls or created anything. The atheist leaves little to subjectivity beyond this, and generally only relies on what is observable and provable.
Atheism relies heavily on science for explanation. The only induction allowed in science is in the basic properties of matter that are so fundamental that they can not be proven to exist by anything else (the same way a statement can not cite itself as a proof), but are easily observable and thus held to be true. Science holds true only what can be observed.
by SpooneyMallard December 16, 2008