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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

atheist is probably fine.

if you wanna be anal about it:
atheist - there is no god
agnostic - i don't know if there is a god and i don't care

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Atheists don't claim that there are no gods. It's is impossible to prove the non-existence of something, so if you make such a claim, you get into belief territory. Most atheists are agnostic atheists, i.e. I'll be happy to believe in your gods once you present evidence for their existence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Fwiw, the "a-" prefix (see also "an-", eg, "anhydrous") can be described as "without", "lack of", or "not".

Work out the definition for "theist" and go from there.