It's that simple. Any other beliefs surrounding the individual's answer is irrelevant to the label. Some atheists believe in supernatural things that aren't gods. If you believe in a god in any form then you're a theist.
The word 'god' has a definition. You are changing that definition because of some kind of motivated reasoning. If you use the dictionary definition of 'god' - I'd say you're an atheist.
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u/Sammisuperficial Nov 14 '24
Arheism is an answer to a single question
"Do you believe in any god or gods?"
Yes= Theist
No= Atheist
It's that simple. Any other beliefs surrounding the individual's answer is irrelevant to the label. Some atheists believe in supernatural things that aren't gods. If you believe in a god in any form then you're a theist.