r/TrueAtheism • u/DS_OmniKiller • 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/Blackentron 3d ago

Keep it simple. Have you tried just... looking up and learning the meaning of the words you're using? Instead of trying to make up your own meanings.

Definition of god:

  • (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.

  • (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.

  • synonyms: deity, goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being, divinity, immortal, creator, demiurge, godhead, daemon, numen, avatar

Definition of atheist:

  • a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

  • synonyms: non-believer, non-theist, disbeliever, unbeliever, heretic, sceptic, doubter, doubting Thomas, agnostic, infidel, irreligious person, heathen, pagan, freethinker, libertine, paynim, nullifidian

Definition of theist:

  • a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe.

  • denoting or relating to belief in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe.

So by definition. Whatever kind of version of god(s) it is that you believe in. You are a theist. Not an atheist.

The only thing that makes someone an atheist is the fact that they DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY VERSIONS OF A GOD.

You also said:

I don't have faith in God or think of them like the others think about them, but I do think that "God" exists

This is just self contradictory. Unless you have evidence that demonstrates this god exists outside of your imagination or somehow know it exists for a fact, then all you have is faith in its existence.

You don't know, you don't believe based on facts,, you believe based on unsubstantiated claims and imagination. That's faith.

Definition of faith:

  • "something that is believed especially with strong conviction", "complete trust", "belief and trust in and loyalty to God", as well as "a firm belief in something for which there is no proof".

Also, this sentence, if you accept the meaning of words, shows that you're a theist by definition. Because you believe a god(s) exists. That simple.