“However, that is simply because people calling themselves atheists haven’t been organizing themselves as long.” Religious texts justify killings (for example, the terrorist attacks of ISIS are in line with the Quran). You would be hard pressed to find an atheist martyr, because there is no bible/quran/etc. equivalent. Atheist is simply the title for people who do not believe in God – it isn’t a religion, and there’s no belief structure.
I never said it was a belief structure. Its a belief, but there’s no structure behind it.
Nope. It’s not a belief. It’s the absence of a belief. It’s the opposite of a belief. Things are not what they are not. I’m not currently wearing a nothat. I’m simply not wearing a hat. It’s the exact same principle.
Personally, I’d categorize agnosticism as more of a lack of belief.
agnostic = I don’t have enough information to make a judgement
atheist= Due to a lack of evidence I firmly believe there are no gods/magic/souls/whathaveyou
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