Atheism is absence of belief in god(s). It is not necessarily belief that no god(s) exist. Just as asexual is absence of sex in reproduction, not opposition to sex or asymmetrical is absence of symmetry, not opposition to symmetry. Atheism is simple absence of theism.
Frequently people confuse the theism vs atheism question with the gnostic vs agnostic question. The word gnostic means pertaining to knowledge. It is a question about whether a person is certain or "knows".
Everybody is either theist or atheist and everybody is either gnostic or agnostic. There are agnostic theists. They believe god(s) exist, but don't claim to know for sure personally. There are gnostic theists. They believe and claim to know for sure that god(s) exist. There are agnostic atheists. They do not believe in god(s), but do not claim to know with certainty that no god exists. There are also gnostic atheists who claim to know that no god exists. It possible and quite common among atheists to not have been convinced of the hypothesis that god(s) exist without taking the position that no god exists.
Frequently people confuse the theism vs atheism question with the gnostic vs agnostic question. The word gnostic means pertaining to knowledge. It is a question about whether a person is certain or "knows".
Everybody is either theist or atheist and everybody is either gnostic or agnostic. There are agnostic theists. They believe god(s) exist, but don't claim to know for sure personally. There are gnostic theists. They believe and claim to know for sure that god(s) exist. There are agnostic atheists. They do not believe in god(s), but do not claim to know with certainty that no god exists. There are also gnostic atheists who claim to know that no god exists. It possible and quite common among atheists to not have been convinced of the hypothesis that god(s) exist without taking the position that no god exists.
by AllmanBros August 30, 2015
Get the Atheism mug.A subreddit dedicated to the subject of atheism. despite claiming to be tolerant and logical, the subreddit commonly spreads misinformation about various faiths, (mostly Abrahamic ones), referring to religious people as "mentally ill" or stupid. occasionally, they call for banning religion itself, and fail to understand that some scientists are religious. they also seem to think religious people are inherently stupid.
examples of its users being horrid and pettyinclude:
getting upset when someone use phrases like "thank god"
referring to faiths as cults (and spreading historical misconceptions)
referring to catholics as cannibals
calling religion brainwashing and saying christians are nazis (cause apparently praying automatically makes people fascists)
examples of its users being horrid and pettyinclude:
getting upset when someone use phrases like "thank god"
referring to faiths as cults (and spreading historical misconceptions)
referring to catholics as cannibals
calling religion brainwashing and saying christians are nazis (cause apparently praying automatically makes people fascists)
Bob: thank god my surgery went well
r/atheism: you're supposed to thank the doctors. your sky daddy did jack shit
r/atheism: you're supposed to thank the doctors. your sky daddy did jack shit
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by Archolas May 18, 2011
Get the Atheism mug.The average r/atheism poster: Real warriors don't use guns or swords, but knowledge and wisdom. This is something that the religitards don't seem to understand. However, when you have the combined intelligence of an infantile ardepithecus ramidus (of which shares a common ancestor with the homo sapien if any religitards who don't understand the human geneology happen to be reading) it all begins to make sense. They're all fucking idiots and I hate them so much for that reason. Everything they stand for is so logically flawed. Their entire belief structure is based on emotion. Imagine being so sad. I grew up christian, but then my dog died of canine aids, and I realized there can't be a god!! because how could something so cruel happen to my little floof? I talked about it to my mom, and she said it's sad but to MOVE ON! And that dogs don't go to heaven! As if my little floofer doesn't have any FEELINGS!! How can someone who calls themselves a christian be so cold hearted? And if someone who believes in a god is bad, that means there are no gods ever. I'm 15 and I hate my mom.
by wugugugug March 4, 2021
Get the r/atheism mug.Militant atheism is a term applied to atheism which is hostile towards religion. Historically, the main usage of the term refers to the doctrine advocating the propagation of atheism among the masses, as well as the combating of religion as a harmful aberration, which was often undertaken by atheist states. This application of the term was an integral part of the materialism of Marxism-Leninism, and significant in the French Revolution, the Soviet Union, and Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
Student: Have there ever been any antireligious extremists?
Professor: Yes, in the Soviet Union for example, militant atheism was official doctrine; churches, mosques, and temples were liquidated and those that remained were forbidden to give to the poor or carry on educational activities. Moreover, thousands of believers were imprisoned or executed.
Professor: Yes, in the Soviet Union for example, militant atheism was official doctrine; churches, mosques, and temples were liquidated and those that remained were forbidden to give to the poor or carry on educational activities. Moreover, thousands of believers were imprisoned or executed.
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it is more like a cult than a community
a cult that hates on anyone who does not agree with them
and whenever you ask them something instead of answering you 5 of them gather and mock you for even daring to slightly believe in a higher being
it is more like a cult than a community
a cult that hates on anyone who does not agree with them
and whenever you ask them something instead of answering you 5 of them gather and mock you for even daring to slightly believe in a higher being
Redditor: Thank god Johnny Depp won the case against Amber Heard.
r/atheism clown: Thank "god"? god didn't make him win, my love for satanism and ignorance did
Redditor:Man wtf
r/atheism clown: Thank "god"? god didn't make him win, my love for satanism and ignorance did
Redditor:Man wtf
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