atheist — [ā′thēist΄] n. [MFr athéiste: see ATHEISM] a person who believes that there is no God SYN. an ATHEIST rejects all religious belief and denies the existence of God; an AGNOSTIC questions the existence of God, heaven, etc. in the absence of… … English World dictionary
Atheist Universe — Atheist Universe: Why God Didn t Have a Thing To Do With It is a book originally self published by David Mills in 2004. Ulysses Press of Berkeley, California, published a 2nd edition in August, 2006, for distribution to major bookstore chains.… … Wikipedia
atheist — atheist, agnostic, deist, freethinker, unbeliever, infidel designate a person who rejects some or all of the essential doctrines of religion and particularly the existence of God. An atheist is one who denies the existence of God; an agnostic is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Atheist Alliance International — (AAI) is an alliance of 58 atheist organizations around the world, 48 of which are located in the United States. [cite web|url=http://www.atheistalliance.org/aai/members.php|title=AAI member organizations|accessdate=2007 08 03|publisher=AAI] AAI… … Wikipedia
atheist — 1570s, from Fr. athéiste (16c.), from Gk. atheos without god, denying the gods; abandoned of the gods; godless, ungodly, from a without + theos a god (see THEA (Cf. Thea)). The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the… … Etymology dictionary
Atheist — A the*ist, n. [Gr. ? without god; a priv. + ? god: cf. F. ath[ e]iste.] 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being. [1913 Webster] 2. A godless person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Atheist Bus Campaign — A London bus carrying the Atheist Bus Campaign advert. The Atheist Bus Campaign aims to place peaceful and upbeat messages about atheism on transport media in Britain, in response to evangelical Christian advertising.[1] It was cre … Wikipedia
Atheïst — Atheismus bezeichnet nach üblichem Sprachgebrauch die weltanschauliche Grundauffassung, dass es keinen Gott gibt. Es bestehen aber unterschiedliche Verwendungen des Wortes. Weit verbreitet ist heute eine doppelte Abgrenzung, sowohl vom… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Atheist's Wager — The Atheist s Wager is an atheistic response to Pascal s Wager. While Pascal suggested that it is better to take the chance of believing in a god that might not exist rather than to risk losing infinite happiness by disbelieving in a god that… … Wikipedia
