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 01, 2008
Pre-2008, singer/songwriter one-hit wonder known for his 2003 single "The Remedy".
Post-2008, singer/songwriter one-hit wonder known for his 2008 single "I'm Yours".
Post-2008, singer/songwriter one-hit wonder known for his 2008 single "I'm Yours".
by voidsoul October 26, 2009
The new installation of the classic Mega Man franchise, and the first one to ever feature a female Robot Master, Splash Woman. Even though Dr. Wily is entirely unfazed by a killer death robot who has already anally violated him eight times with plasma weapons of mass destruction (something Collin prays for every day), he is apparently scared shitless by feminists.
by voidsoul July 14, 2008
by voidsoul October 26, 2008
A story all about how Will Smith's life got flipped, turned upside-down. For 10 seasons you could sit right there, he'd tell you how he became prince of a town called Bel Air.
by voidsoul November 10, 2009
2008 single by the girl group Danity Kane.
While this song, unaltered, is arguably the most painfully and addictively horrible song ever released to radio, it can be made infinitely better by substituting "heart" out for "brain".
While this song, unaltered, is arguably the most painfully and addictively horrible song ever released to radio, it can be made infinitely better by substituting "heart" out for "brain".
by voidsoul July 28, 2008
A grave and imminent threat to the security of our nation. And we thought the vampire unicorns were bad...
by Voidsoul July 28, 2008