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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by btilly on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:07PM (#26628885)
Correction. Atheism isn't a rejection of religion. It is a lack of belief in God or gods.

The canonical example of the difference is that plenty of religious Buddhists are also atheists.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by aksss on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:53PM (#26629325)
Yes, I know a few atheists whose fervor walks, talks, and quacks like a religious zealot.
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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by teawrecks on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:29PM (#26630025)
That would be anti-theism, or "strong atheism", though. It's the difference between "not holding any belief related to the existence of a god", and "holding the belief that there is no god".

Not to be confused with "agnosticism" which is "holding the belief that it cannot be known whether there is a god".

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