At 12:02 PM -0400 7/10/11, Marilyn Harris wrote:
>Yes but the dictionary defines an atheist as someone who does not believe in a god. So therefore, by your own definition of humanists, they are, whether they resent it or not.
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>http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/atheist?region=us
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>If they resent it then this is what I meant by the term politically correct - in other words terms that are applied so as not of offend, but instead have a muddying effect in conversation/writing.
A more accurate definition would be
"the theory or belief that God does not exist"
Atheism is not a lack of belief in god but is a specific belief that god does not exist.
PS - The definitions at the link that you provided, and at http://www.google.com/dictionary?q=atheist, are inaccurate.
You may want to try one of these.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheisthttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/atheist?q=atheist
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