theism

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So, people were mass murdered in the name of both theism and atheism.

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the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

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noun

the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

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Core meanings and parts of speech for theism.

noun

the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

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So, people were mass murdered in the name of both theism and atheism.

Why do you assume theism is a purely hereditary trait?

It's like trying to decide between theism and atheism using the Bible as your measuring stick.

At its simplest, atheism is a philosophical stance.

But if the subject of religion comes up, and I am asked to give my stance on the matter, atheism is a better label than most.

Atheism isn't a way of life for most people, and despite what anti-atheist types would proclaim, it's not a "religion," either.

I think it's natural as an initial reaction, but becomes unhealthy when obsessed over, whether it's an ex-boyfriend, Google, or even theism.

There are only few things funnier than people fresh from watching a Neil deGasse Tyson lecture, acting like they earned a PHD in Astrophysics and Anti theism across an hour on the couch.

Political atheism as a term could be seen to make sense in this context, with the "theism" being the acceptance of the class hierarchy/strong ruler/whatever was oppressive about the State back in Christ's days.

An alternative hypothesis would be to suggest that the more educated one becomes in philosophy the less that religion makes sense, and the clearer it becomes that there is no evidence for theism.