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Study shows many American atheists hide their non-belief (news.unl.edu)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't believe "there is a god".
I believe there is no god.

Both are atheism. First is weak/negative, last is strong/positive. The first merely rejects the theist's claim, while the last makes a claim on their own.

[–] BigPapaE 1 points 1 year ago

For me the term "atheism" only encompasses the first point, but I realize that some make the distinction between weak/strong atheism and what they mean by that. I simply think that the concept of "strong atheism" should be a different term, be it "anti-theism", or whatever, so as not to conflate the two concepts.