Frequency: The definition of an atheist is a person who does not believe in the existence of any kind of God or higher power. An example of an atheist is a person whose beliefs are based in science, such as the idea humans came from evolution rather than Adam and Eve.

13/04/2009 · Atheists DO believe something. They actually believe MORE than a Theist. Look at a shelf of science and biology text books. Look at a shelf …

Atheism is often discussed in the same breath as "agnosticism", a term generally used to describe someone who does not believe in any god, but remains open to the possibility. Agnostics will often emphasize what they see as the unanswerability of 'the god question', while an atheist may not feel the question even deserves asking.

06/12/2019 · At the same time, roughly one-in-five self-described atheists (18%) say they do believe in some kind of higher power. None of the atheists we surveyed, however, say they believe in “God as described in the Bible.”. 3 Atheists make up a larger share of the population in many European countries than they do in the U.S.

There is nothing you have to believe to be an atheist. Not believing in any god, is the only qualification required. Beyond that, an atheist can believe in anything at all. So being an atheist, says nothing about a person’s politics, attitude towards LGBT rights or views on gun control, abortion, church/state separation or anything else.