There's no such thing as an atheist baby

[AtheistCrusader]

82. No, one can be an athiest and also hold a positive belief that there is no god.

But that is not required. All that is required is disbelief in any proposed gods.


It has to do with positive/negative statements. If I say 'the Abrahamic god does not exist', that's a positive claim. It is now my burden to prove that claim, or accept that the claim is just my opinion. If I say 'I don't believe your claim of the existence of the Abrahamic god', that's quite another matter. There's no burden upon me to disprove the existence of that or any other god.


Again, Theism is about belief. A-Theism is a 'without' modifier. It doesn't matter why the person is without belief. It might be a positive, firm, gnostic claim that there is no god. Or it might just be a Null Value to them, having either never been exposed to the idea, or having been exposed, and dismissed the idea as unconvincing. Both types are equally properly labeled 'atheist'.