Most atheists are agnostic atheists that do not accept the proposition that a god or gods exist. They make no claims.
Theist: There is a god. (claim)
Atheist : I’m not convinced. (Rejection of the claim)
Because society is so heavily influenced by god belief, there exists a term for those that reject the god claim. Most do not believe bigfoot exists, but there’s no special “abigfootist” word for the same exact position about not believing in a god. And people don’t go yelling at “abigfootists” to prove bigfoot does not exist.
There are some atheists that claim there is no god, and that would absolutely require evidence.
I thought they were different, i.e.
atheist:
1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
And agnostic:
1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
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Most atheists are agnostic atheists that do not accept the proposition that a god or gods exist. They make no claims.
Theist: There is a god. (claim)
Atheist : I’m not convinced. (Rejection of the claim)
Because society is so heavily influenced by god belief, there exists a term for those that reject the god claim. Most do not believe bigfoot exists, but there’s no special “abigfootist” word for the same exact position about not believing in a god. And people don’t go yelling at “abigfootists” to prove bigfoot does not exist.
There are some atheists that claim there is no god, and that would absolutely require evidence.
I thought they were different, i.e.
atheist: 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
And agnostic: 1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. 2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.