atheism

Also known as unbelief

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Atheism is the lack of belief in gods or deities. It matters because it represents a significant worldview that influences how some people approach questions about existence, morality, and meaning without religious frameworks.

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Subclass of: nontheism
Image: Ephesians 2,12 - Greek atheos.jpg

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opposite of: theism
Commons category: Atheism
topic's main category: Category:Atheism
Wikidata usage instructions: n'est pas la sous-classe de l'agnosticisme comme il y a les théistes-agnostiques sont donc des athées qui ne sont pas agnostiques
described by source: Pax Leksikon
different from: secularity
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Stack Exchange tag: hinduism.stackexchange.com/tags/atheism
hashtag: atheism
topic has template: Template:Atheism sidebar
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Atheism
history of topic: history of atheism
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used by: atheist

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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections

Contents

Definition
Implicit vs. explicit
Negative vs. positive
Etymology
Arguments
Epistemological arguments
Ontological arguments
Logical arguments
Secular accounts of religion
Atheism and ethics
Secular ethics
Criticism of religion
Atheism, religions, and spirituality
History
Early Indian religions
Classical antiquity
Early Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Early modern period
20th century
21st century
Demographics
Europe
Asia
Australasia
United States
Arab world
Attitudes toward atheism
Wealth, education, and reasoning style
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

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Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which is the belief that at least one deity exists.

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