Are Buddhists really atheists?

Atheists in the West claim that Buddhists are atheists, so they (the atheists in the West) feel better that they are not the only atheists in the world.

My purpose is to ask Buddhists whether they really deny that God exists.

From my part, I know from my reason and intelligence that God exists.

So, paging Buddhists, please come over and let us discuss whether you Buddhists really deny God exists.

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yrger · 80-89, M

@Entwistle

I Yrger tell you, plenty, one of them is the Gautama himself, elevated by them to the status of a deity.

"Buddhism includes a wide array of divine beings that are venerated in various ritual and popular contexts. Initially they included mainly Indian figures such as devas, asuras and yakshas, but later came to include other Asian spirits and local gods (like the Burmese nats and the Japanese kami). They range from enlightened Buddhas to regional spirits adopted by Buddhists or practiced on the margins of the religion." - Wikipedia

Entwistle · 51-55, M
@revenant What gods do Buddhists worship?

Entwistle · 56-60, M

@yrger Gods in Buddhism represent various mental qualities,mental states.
Some folk mistake them as being outer phenomena,as real self existent beings.
Hindus make this mistake all the time.
Buddhism has no need for none existent gods.