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atheism Oct 31st 2011, 09:17 Usage notes: absence of belief does not entail implicit atheism; explicit atheists lack belief too. gnostic atheism is not the same thing as strong atheism, it's stronger still since it includes a knowledge claim. Theists can be agnostics too. ← Older revision Revision as of 09:17, 31 October 2011 Line 68: Line 68: ====Usage notes==== ====Usage notes==== - * The term {{term||atheism}} may refer either to: + The term {{term||atheism}} may refer either to: - ** {{sense|rejection of belief}} the explicit rejection of belief in the existence of any deities ({{term|explicit weak atheism}}), + * {{sense|rejection of belief}} a conscious rejection of the proposition that any deities exist ({{term||explicit atheism}}), - ** {{sense|absence of belief}} the mere absence of any explicit belief about God or gods ({{term|implicit weak atheism}}), or + * {{sense|absence of belief}} an absence of belief in the existence of any deities ({{term||weak atheism}} or {{term||soft atheism}}, or to theologians, {{term||practical atheism}}), or - ** {{sense|gnostic atheism}} an explicit belief that God or gods do not exist ({{term|explicit strong atheism}}). + * {{sense|strong atheism}} an explicit belief that no gods exist ({{term||strong atheism}} or {{term||hard atheism}}, or to theologians, {{term||theoretical atheism}}). - * The first two senses do not necessitate the latter: that is, taking the position that it is false that deities exist. Some speakers do not distinguish between these senses; others use {{term||atheism}} to mean "explicit strong atheism" and {{term|agnosticism}} or {{term|nontheism}} to mean "weak atheism". (Similar distinctions may be drawn for related terms, such as {{term|atheist}}.) The distinction between {{term|strong atheism}} and {{term|weak atheism}} tends to be made primarily by {{term|atheists}} themselves.   ====Derived terms==== ====Derived terms====

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