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 05, 2004
a person who does not believe in a supreme being or beings. known to include some of the sexiest people alive.
opposite of theist.
opposite of theist.
ignoramus: you're an atheist?!?! you have no morals. you're a communist. you're a satanist. and by the way, you're going to fucking hell.
atheist: dumbshit. *rolls eyes and strolls away*
atheist: dumbshit. *rolls eyes and strolls away*
by stephh<33 February 01, 2009
Someone who refuses to bow to the alleged power of any alleged supernatural entity, however great that power is alleged to be. One of a group of people far wiser and more common than they are usually given credit for. Someone who thinks in terms of reason rather than fear. In particular, someone who refuses to let their perfectly natural fear of death overwhelm their reason. Someone who accepts that even if there were a god worth worshipping, which cannot be proved, the divinity would be worth worshipping precisely because it supports or represents such things as justice, truth, love and compassion, which are universal human ideals and are not, contrary to the propaganda, derived from any religion. Someone who accepts that, as guides to the good life, such ideals therefore come before all else. A humanist. Atheists are often accused, by religionists who have found support in postmodernist relativism, that atheism is a religion like any other. If anorexia could be considered a favourite food, these postmodernist types might have a point ... but I'm doubting it.
Someone once said there are no atheists in foxholes. Firstly, oh yes there are: and secondly, even if it were true, that would be more an argument against foxholes than against atheism.
by Fearman August 30, 2007
A person intelligent enough to know that not one being created all that surrounds us. A person who doesn't pray to some unfathomable creature, in hopes that everything will be made better. Atheists do not have religion because it seems that it is only a CRUTCH for those who are weak minded.
Religion is a crutch for those who are weak minded, an ATHEIST relies on their own mind alone.
Atheist do not need religion to feel good about themselves
Atheist do not need religion to feel good about themselves
by AJP22 September 20, 2006
No belief or disbelief is required. Atheist is certainly not a belief system. There are many valid reasons for rejecting the theist claim. The lack of evidence to support their claim is only one of them.
by ResidentAtheist May 02, 2011
A person who tries to prove the non-existence of an entity that resides outside of the universe using the laws of the universe
by Name removed by the NSA November 16, 2013
A: Hey, look at that religious person, he makes-believe every day!
B: I know, that's kinda weird
A: Obviously the world wasn't created in 7 days. And if there was a God why are so many African children dying?
B: Yeah, atheists are so smart.
B: I know, that's kinda weird
A: Obviously the world wasn't created in 7 days. And if there was a God why are so many African children dying?
B: Yeah, atheists are so smart.
by xyzbegreen123 December 16, 2010