You asked: Atheism Defined

The Lawyer (C.H.McDermott) posted this: Please define atheism last week, and many replied. This video is one of the best illustrations of what atheism is, and how it differs from agnosticism. The “default” position in the marketplace of ideas is non-belief. To convince others of a position, evidence is needed, thus the “burden of proof”. Since there is no direct evidence to support the existence of the Gods claimed by (your religion here) people must rely on “belief” in the absence of proof. Many religious people want to define atheism as “The belief that no gods exist” because they want to make it seem like a position of faith. Pretending that people who do not share your belief system also have a faith based position demands much less intellectual discipline than facing the burden of proof that claims of the supernatural require.