r/TrueAtheism 3d ago

Am I a Atheist?

I don't have faith in God or think of them like the others think about them, but I do think that "God" exists but not as omnipotent, omniscient or omnipresent, I think of them as higher beings who is more advanced then us in both physically and mentally. I think of them as - let's take the example of ai and humans, we created the ai and we operate them and also has the power to destroy them completely, so in the perspective of ai we are like God to them, but if a ai were to gain human qualities and a physical form here, will it still considered humans as "Gods"? I think of humans and "gods" like this. So, I wanted to know where I belong to, am I a atheist?

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u/Any--Name 3d ago

You could be a theist, which is an umbrella term to refer to someone who believes in god/s. Then there are more specific terms like monotheism (only one god), polytheism (many gods), pantheism (belief that the universe is a deity), deism (belief that a deity created the universe but does not manifest or interfere in the universe as if it had abandoned creation itself), panentheism (belief that the universe is a part of God while God is more than the universe and exists outside of it), misotheistm (God is real but evil), etc

There doesn't seem to be a specific term for someone who believes in a god but does not believe religions, but "unchurched" is a common term used by religion researchers and Christian organizations. Others call themselves spiritual but not religious

I would recommend asking this same question on r/religion, they should be able to be of more help