Defining Atheism

What is Atheism? 1 Atheism isn't even an ism !  2 Atheism isn't a religion just as not collecting stamps is not a hobby. 3 Atheism is a mere lack of belief in god(s). 4 Atheism isn't a world view! Dr Greg Bahnsen defines a world view as follows.'' A world view is a net work of presuppositions which are not tested by natural science and in terms of which all experiences are interpreted''. Ones Atheism may be a result of ones world view or even your world view a result of ones Atheism. But Atheism is not a world view! All to often is Atheism confused with philosophical naturalism and methodological naturalism by the religious. 5 NO! Atheism isn't even an ideology !

We all begin our lives as atheists. Infants are atheists in the sense that they don't believe in god(s) due to ignorance of any god hypothesis and have yet to be subjected to indoctrination (brain washing). We are all born ignostic as well ,due to the fact that infants lack the ability to comprhend any god hypothesis.

As an adult I am an Atheist Agnostic.
The difference is that now I am an atheist because I lack any real evidence for the existence of any god (deity). I have examined the god hypothesis and rejected it on rational grounds. The difference is an informed and conscious rejection. I have examined much so called evidence for god(s). I find many arguments for the existence of god(s) to be arguments from ignorance etc. However one can be an atheist for rational and irrational reasons. Think for your selves don't die!