[Iron Mike]

Originally Posted by Just C

But not all atheists beleive god doesn't exist. They simply don't know and don't care. So it's not a religion.

That's why I related my quote to a specific type of atheism (so-called 'positive' or 'strong' atheism') where the adherents believe that god does not exist.

Originally Posted by Just C

Atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. If I just go about my life with no religious belief I'm an atheist. You don't have to be "There is no such thing as god" to be an atheist.

Not all atheists are mere non-believers who simply have an absence of belief. Some have a positive belief of their own contrary to religion and believe god does NOT exist and science has proven this yada, yada, yada.

[Iron Mike]

Originally Posted by Just C

But not all atheists beleive god doesn't exist. They simply don't know and don't care. So it's not a religion.

That's why I related my quote to a specific type of atheism (so-called 'positive' or 'strong' atheism') where the adherents believe that god does not exist.

Originally Posted by Just C

Atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. If I just go about my life with no religious belief I'm an atheist. You don't have to be "There is no such thing as god" to be an atheist.

Not all atheists are mere non-believers who simply have an absence of belief. Some have a positive belief of their own contrary to religion and believe god does NOT exist and science has proven this yada, yada, yada.