Atheist
There are two in-use definitions of the word 'atheist':1.) A person who lacks belief in a god or gods. People who use this definition
categorize atheists as either negative (or
implicit or weak) atheists or positive (or explicit or strong) atheists. Negative atheists, while they don't believe in a god, do not positively
assert that no gods exist. Positive atheists, however, do.2.) A person who believes that no god or gods exist.Those who consider themselves atheists (who are usually positive atheists) tend to define 'atheist' using the former definition, and those who believe in a god or gods tend to define 'atheist' using the latter. In both cases, this seems to be a demagogic practice intended to classify either as many or as few people as atheists as possible. Negative atheists are usually referred to as
agnostics.While neither definition of atheism entails any personality traits of atheists or of those who do believe in a god or gods (sometimes referred to as 'theists'), both atheists and theists tend to believe that certain traits apply to all atheists/theists. Common myths about atheists include: all atheists are arrogant, immoral, rebellious, and/or
intolerant; all atheists really believe in (the Christian) God and are simply in denial; all atheists are depressed and believe
life is meaningless. Common myths about theists include: all theists are naive and/or intolerant; all theists don't really believe in their god(s) and just pretend to because they're afraid that if people realised that no god exists, there will be complete chaos; all theists are weak and look to their god(s) for comfort. It hardly needs to be said that while these myths apply to a select few individuals in each group, the claim that they apply to every atheist or every
theist is false.Negative atheists justify their lack of belief in god(s) by pointing out that no evidence exists for the existence of god(s), and justify their lack of disbelief by pointing out that no evidence exists for the nonexistence thereof. Positive atheists often assert that while no evidence for god(s) exists, it should be
by default assumed that they do not, until evidence is found. Some also try to use logic to prove that God does not exist, but this is often attached by theists and weak atheists as being mere
wordplay. Some theists and weak atheists also assert that logic is superficial and meaningless (which is an easily refutable claim), and that
only one's inner feelings can lead them to truth. Some positive atheists (and deists), however, are led to their stance through their feelings. Some feel that because the world is filled with evil and
malice, and all-loving,
benevolent god cannot exist. Those who are led to their stance through this feeling, however, cannot justify their disbelief in a
malevolent god in the same way. Some reject the idea of the Christian God because the Bible states that non-Christians are
condemned to Hell, and reject the idea as being too disturbing. While the same argument can also be made against the gods of various other religions, including Islam and
Zoroastrianism, it cannot be made against every god (in Judaism, for example, Hell does not exist).
Atheist
by Christianguy27462 on Apr 10, 2014 21:24:49
Someone who lacks belief in a deity or
higher power. That's all. Atheists are not the hateful, arrogant, stubborn jerks they are often made out to be. Stop disrespecting atheists based on negative encounters you've had with some of them. Not all of them are intolerant,
arrogant people who think they have
the answer to everything. I've met several atheists who happen to be very intelligent and respectful people, and in turn are very respectable. It's true, some ARE arrogant, some ARE hateful, some DON'T know when to shut up, but honestly, that is no reason to judge all of them. They have the right to believe or not to believe in whatever they want, just like everyone else does. By the way, this is coming from a Christian!
Atheist
by thetruthwillsetyoufree on Jun 12, 2008 03:55:31
A person who believes in the absence of any
supreme being or anything regarding the supernatural...There are 2 kinds
Good Atheist: A person who has read and studied thoroughly the concepts of science and religion. He/She has come to the conclusion that there is no supreme being and therefore does not believe in any god or gods. In spite of this however they are open to the concept and enjoy having mature, intellectual debates on the issue without being critical or condescending.
Bad Athiest: A self-involved, egotistical jackass who does not believe in a supreme being not because what they have read or studied but usually because they hate religion or religious people. They usually go out of there way to make religious people feel bad and accuse them of being close-minded while they, themselves, will not listen to any other arguments but there own. They are impossible to try to
reason with because they are usually self-centered, condescending,
unscientific, and downright immature. Their arguments are usually full of anti-religious
cliches and therefore easy to break apart.
Example:
Religious Person: I believe in God
Good Atheist: Really?
that's interesting. I don't personally but I'd love to sit down with you and discuss the issue sometime
Religious Person: I belive in God
Bad Atheist: WHAT!!!?!? You belive in God?....hahahahaha I don't believe in God I have absolute faith in science because it's completley accurate and
irrefutable
Atheist
by WildWest on Feb 07, 2008 12:47:29
A person who does not believe in god or gods.
Usually can be broken down into two groups.
1- The ones who don't believe in god, but don't try to change your mind either. They believe that people should believe, or not believe, in whatever they want. They usually have a job/friends/life.
2-The idiots who spend every second of their life on the computer, and since they do not see life outside of a
computer screen, they come to the conclusion
there is no god. They then, in an attempt to look cool,
badmouth everything they can about religion. Most of them are teenagers looking to rebel, saying that following religion is mindless, when in fact they are following something just to be different, which is equally as mindless. They are also usually miserable bastards.
Example:
Christian: Hey, do you believe in God?
Atheist 1: Nah man, that's not for me. You wanna go to the mall?
Christian: ok, sounds awesome.
Christian:I don't know, I think theres some sort of deity watching over us.
Atheist 2: Fuck you man
there is no god your a fukin
retart if u think that a fukin imaginry man in the sky
you fucking suck what you believe in isnt true but i know is true because im an arrogant conceited rebel
Christian:I disagree...but whatever, it's all good.
Atheist 2:yeah you hide behidn your false teaching im so fuckin smart man i read an article online that says there wasnt a god man so i listen to that because society tells me to not believ in a god and you fucking suck cocks
Atheist 1: Shut the fuck up.
Christian: Agreed.
Atheist
by joe725 on Feb 10, 2008 12:17:46
One who does not believe in a greater power. At least in the form of a non-physical power.
There are three kinds of
Atheists.
1)
The Emo ones, the ones who do not believe in God because they are simply depressed and things have not gone their way.
2) The elitist ones, the ones who feel they are smarter and more free-thinking than others for not believing in God.
3) The good ones, the ones who simply don't believe in God, are aware that it can't be proven if God exists or not and doesn't annoy every
believer he/she comes across.
Example:
1)
I'm an Atheist! If God existed my gf wouldn't have left me!
2) God is a
fairy tale, I am so much smarter than anyone who believes in God.
3) I don't believe
there is a God, but I won't be annoying about it.
Atheist
by Miss Logic on May 06, 2006 13:39:31
Let's end the stereotypes about atheists now.
I'm an atheist. Does this mean I love science? Not necessarily. I simply did not feel anything whatsoever going to church
when I was little, and therefore, stopped believing. It was when I got older that the "Is
realigion really plausible?" thoughts popped into my head.
Does it mean that I have faith in the government? Au contraire--I think the government and politicians and all that junk are mostly corrupt and stupid.
Do I hate other people for believing in God? Nope. In fact, I love diversity. The world would be boring as hell if we were all atheists.
Have I ever gone out of my way to convince
a theist that what I believe is right? That's wrong too. I can't tell you for sure whether I'm right or wrong--it's not like a have proof or anything--so I don't bother with arguing over it. Unfortunately, a lot of theists don't pay me the same respect. :(
Am I evil?
A theist may think so, but I don't. I love giving to charities, I participate in
my school's choir, I love my family, and I don't smoke, drink excessively, or take sex lightly, I've never betrayed anyone, I get good grades, and I'm really nice to others.
I also have faith--not in a God, but in myself and those around me. I believe in living my life as happily as I can, since it is the only life I think I have to live. I don't constantly look to God to
pull me through tough times; I pull myself through and make myself stronger.
Example:
"It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so" ~
Ernestine Rose
"Atheism is a
non-prophet organization" ~
George Carlin
Atheist
by Nhbhjknnjkkmj on Apr 11, 2015 15:05:25
A person who does not believe in the existence of God or gods.
Atheists do not usually have any dislike towards other religions, although some might. Atheists typically believe that there is scientific
reasoning behind things that people would usually say are caused by God. Atheists will probably not try to change people's beliefs and are usually very respectful of people's religious views (although some may not be). And whether a person is an
atheist or has any other religious status you can think of, it really shouldn't matter-a persons religious views are theirs personally and don't usually affect others, so we should all be accepting of each other's beliefs.
Example:
Tina: omg did you hear, Emma is an
atheist
Natalie: honestly who cares, her choice not ours
Atheist
by That guy hiding in your closet on Jan 26, 2018 13:49:30
An
atheist is anyone who doesn’t believe in a god or gods. There are three kinds of
atheists.
1) The people who don’t believe in any religion but still respect religions and followers of a religion because they know it’s important to them and know anyone can believe anything they want.
2) The really depressed idiots who
get bad grades in school or lose stuff or starve their pet etc. They don’t want to lose self esteem so they blame all their problems on God and try to convince people that God is like Hitler or something.
3) The incredibly annoying pricks and
attention whores and elitestswho spend every second of their free time finding religious people online or in public and doing everything they can to make them feel bad and make themselves look smarter simply because they don’t agree with them.
Example:
Christian: *sneezes*
Atheists 1:
God bless you.
Christian: Thanks. Did you like the way Church was done last week?
Atheists 1: Well actually I’m an
atheist so I didn’t go last week or ever. But I respect your religion and so I just said God bless you because I know that’s what Christians do when they see someone else sneeze. Actually I would like to see what Church is like. You know just to see more of the Christian life. Do you think I could join you this Sunday?
Christian: Sure!
Christian: So how did you do on the test?
Atheist 2: I got an F. Thanks a lot God!
Christian: What? How is that God’s fault? You spent the whole week talking online about how God made you not feed your dog for months when you should’ve been studying!
Atheist 2: Still God’s fault.
Atheist 3: *sneezes*
Christian: God bless you.
Atheist 3: R U FUKIN KIDDING ME YOU FOCKIN RETARD!!? YOU BELEEV IN GOD!!!? HA UR SO
FUCKIN STUPID!!! I BET U HAV NO
FRENDS BECOZ NO ONE ELSE BELEEVES IN THOSE BIBLE FAIRYTALES!!! SCIENCE IS
ALWAZE RITE AND I’M SMARTER THAN U BECOZ I BELEEV IN SCIENCE AND NOT RELIGION!!! GO ATHEISTS!!!
Atheist 1: Hey Christian just so you know he’s not really an atheist, he’s an elitist. There’s a huge difference, believe me.
Atheist 3:
FUCK YOU TOO YOU BITCH!!! STOP DISAGREEING WITH ME!!!
Everyone else in the movie theater: SHUT THE FUCK UP
ATHEIST 3!
Atheist 3:
FUCK YOU ALL!!! YOU’RE ALL RELIGIOUS!!!