Re: Atheism doesn\'t have to be a belief!
FWIW, I believe that tremendous damage has been done to the public's view of atheism by the fact that most people believe atheists believe that there is no God in same way that people believe that there is a God.
although there are some atheists who would say that the position, "There is no God" describes them best...most would say the the position, "I do not currently hold a belief that a god or gods exist." describes them better.
unfortunately, I don't think that most theists would see the difference between these two statements..let alone attempt to discern them both from the term, "atheist"
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