What Is Atheism

Atheism is, etymologically speaking, a completely rational term. Atheism is to theism what apolitical is to politics. The terms mean not interested in or a part of theism or politics. Atheism is the antithesis of theism.

Rationally atheism is understandable. It isn't easy to wrap one's mind around the creator, Jehovah God. Such a belief requires faith.

By definition atheism is nonsensical. A god can be anyone or anything. Natural, supernatural, person, place or thing, wood, stone, flesh and bone. Even, as Paul said, ones own belly can be a god. There are countless gods. It doesn't require belief, veneration or worship on your part. I don't believe in Zeus; I don't believe he ever existed; I don't venerate or worship Zeus, and yet Zeus is a god.

The definition of atheism as disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods. That's nonsensical.

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OldBrit · 61-69, M

I call myself an atheist.

My position on why I use that term to describe myself is this.

I don't believe that there is some singular overseeing, overarching creator or conductor being of the universe. I believe the universe follows a set of complicated interconnected rules that determine by essentially by chance what happens on a macro universe scale.

Therefore given I don't believe in that being I don't believe any prophets etc are guided by some omnipotent being so I largely reject most organised religions.

However through a rational thought experiment I accept that any God that one or more people have faith in in an abstract way does exist as any God only needs faith to exist I just don't have that faith.