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    Is atheism a belief?

    Atheism is the absence of belief in the existence of gods. You don't have to believe gods don't exist to be an atheist. The word literally means "not theist".
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    Is atheism a belief?

    What would be the origins of and the purpose of and the meaning of and the reason for the existence of this god in the first place? Obviously "being worthy" isn't a logical and rational explanation...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    And why would there be a god instead of no god, existence instead of no existence? Which is logically impossible since god would have to exist in the first place to be the origin of anything. What does this mean? Please restate. Our parents. Here is some information about which materials can be...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    And who would those people be who are neither theist nor "not a theist" since those two cover everybody on the planet?
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    Is atheism a belief?

    Statistics please?
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    Is atheism a belief?

    I just copied what it said. Why edit that away? No it doesn't. Here's the original source. " Definition of disbelief in English:disbelief NOUN mass noun 1Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real. ‘Laura shook her head in disbelief’ incredulity, incredulousness, lack of...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    Yes. Why would God exist? "What would be the origins of and the purpose of and the meaning of and the reason for its existence?" What? If he was the only worthy of existence you and I wouldn't exist...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    Which of course is logically impossible. To be a source of anything you must first exist. So again I ask: "What would be the origins of and the purpose of and the meaning of and the reason for its existence?"
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    Is atheism a belief?

    What would be the origins of and the purpose of and the meaning of and the reason for its existence?
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    Is atheism a belief?

    Stars. We are all made of stars: half our bodies' atoms 'formed beyond the Milky Way' Logically impossible. This superpower must already have existed so it couldn't have brought existence. Why would this superpower exist in the first place? What would be the origins of and the purpose of and...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    How can they be two different opinions when they are synonyms? The first thing that comes up when I search for "disbelief definition" in Google is "disbelief /dɪsbɪˈliːf/ Learn to pronounce noun inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real. "Laura shook her head in disbelief"...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    That's no middle ground. You can have both agnostic theists and agnostic strong atheists. Except that there are agnostic theists and agnostic strong atheists. I can't follow your reasoning in these sentences please rewrite.
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    Atheists: If God existed…

    In a previous post you wrote and I quote: "I do not care what the Bible says. The Bible was not written by a Manifestation of God, it was written by men who wrote whatever they felt like writing." Then you write: "We have what others claimed they taught, and that is good enough for me, in the...
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    Atheists: If God existed…

    So what does Baha’u’llah say about how to fix global warming and plastic pollution and city smog etc?
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    Is atheism a belief?

    I might have missed that post. Who was making the claim that most atheists lack belief? All atheists lack belief. I would like to correct the individual.
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    Is atheism a belief?

    You said and I quote: "I've never been offering a preferred definition". So voting for atheism being a belief in the poll is not the same as offering a preferred definition? OK.
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    Is atheism a belief?

    I do focus on what you say. For example you said you didn't have a preferred definition but voted for atheism being a belief in the poll. The meaning of this sentence is unclear. Are you of the opinion that disbelief and lack of belief are two different opinions? 1. Lack of belief is a synonym...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    That's the problem. I see. You voted for atheism being a belief in the poll on top of the page but you don't have a preferred definition... OK...
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    Is atheism a belief?

    So you are telling us that most of the minority of people who actually care about this kind of thing don't know what atheism is? Define "average atheist". Is an average atheist a person who is simply not a theist or a person who actively believes gods don't exist?
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    Is atheism a belief?

    They are.
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