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Re:The Enduring Genius of ‘The Craft of Dying’ by GuB-42 on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:50PM (#33325592)
Positive atheism is a thing. It is the strongest form of atheism, where one believes that no god exists. It contrasts with negative atheism, where one does not believe that god exists. There are other forms of atheism, like people like very young children who are not aware of the concept of god and therefore can't be believers, people who want to stay out of any kind of religious belief, etc...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_atheism

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Re:The Enduring Genius of ‘The Craft of Dying’ by raydiatian on Monday October 24, 2022 @11:40PM (#33325911)
> like people like very young children who are not aware of the concept of god

This is so absurdly profound. I remember being like 4 years old and taught about god. My first distinction was “I have no idea what you’re talking about, man with white beard in the clouds? Show me”

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Re:The Enduring Genius of ‘The Craft of Dying’ by Nursie on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:40AM (#33326656)
It’s a vanishingly rare thing though, AFAICT.
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