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the word atheist refers to someone who is a follower of the atheist religion. the religion of atheism was founded between 20-25ad by arad atheus, a gommoran shepard who was actively involved in and, though not known for certain, is said to have led the campaign to ban jesus from preaching. arad atheus was conservative in his ways and saw jesus’s progressive philosophy of life and promotion of abstention to be harmful and restrictive of the common people’s natural desires. atheus had followers similar in number, perhaps even higher, than those gathered by jesus. atheus died of leprosy at the age of 40, shortly before the crucifixion of jesus. atheus contributed greatly to the edict that ultimately sent jesus to his death. the holy book of modern atheism is the g-d delusion by richard dawkins – the current high priest of atheism. approximately 15% of the world are atheists and atheists use the findings of science rather than the idea of an almighty g-d to explain the universe
isn’t it great to be an 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 -ssert 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 cl-ssify 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) g-d 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 -ssert that while no evidence for god(s) exists, it should be by default -ssumed that they do not, until evidence is found. some also try to use logic to prove that g-d does not exist, but this is often attached by theists and weak atheists as being mere wordplay. some theists and weak atheists also -ssert 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 g-d because the bible states that non-christians are condemned to h-ll, 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, h-ll does not exist).
“do you believe in g-d?”
“no, i don’t.”
“then you’re an atheist?”
“i suppose. i don’t believe g-d doesn’t exist, so i could probably be called an agnostic instead. some atheists may consider me a ‘negative atheist’, though.”
“don’t you think atheists.. er, would i call them ‘positive atheists’? don’t you think they’re intolerant?”
“yes, you’d call them ‘positive atheists’, and no, i wouldn’t say they’re all intolerant. while some may come off as arrogant, they’re just unable to understand how you can believe in g-d; you probably come off as arrogant to them, also, because you’re unable to understand how they can disbelieve in g-d. people on both sides really need to make an effort to be more tolerant, and to discuss their stance on religion without using childish, immature insults.”
a person who believes that there is no god. a person who rejects the validity of religion as a concept and generally has more faith in science and logic.
no, i don’t go to church; i’m an atheist.
one who believes in no god/divine creator/supreme deity. there are many different types of atheists:

1. an atheist who attacks others because they have a religion.

2. an atheist who accepts the fact that everyone has different beliefs. describes me.

3. an atheist who can be either one of the above, yet is also a selfish -ss hole who celebrates christmas just so he can get sh-t. also describes me 🙂
atheist: you believe in jesus! f-g! i’m an ‘athiest’
religious guy: it’s ‘atheist’, dumbsh-t

me: you believe in jesus? that’s cool. i prefer not to.
religious chick: i love you! you’re so nice!

me in july: i’m an atheist!
me in december: praise jesusah! praise the good lord aboveah!
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 g-d? nope. in fact, i love diversity. the world would be boring as h-ll 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 partic-p-te in my school’s choir, i love my family, and i don’t smoke, drink excessively, or take s-x lightly, i’ve never betrayed anyone, i get good grades, and i’m really nice to others.

i also have faith–not in a g-d, 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 g-d to pull me through tough times; i pull myself through and make myself stronger.
“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” ~