theism and atheism addresses belief and gnosticism and agnosticism addresses knowledge. One can be an agnostic theist or a gnostic theist, just as one can be an agnostic atheist or a gnostic atheist. The agnostic atheist does not believe a god exists, but does not claim to have knowledge that no god exists. Likewise, an agnostic theist believes in god but does not claim to have knowledge that a god exists. It is important, too, to note the difference in not believing in a god and believing that there is not a god


neither theism nor atheism are religions. These words address only a single belief and do not, in themselves, form any religion. They explained that there are atheistic religions, and there are non-religious theists. This is a point many Christians fail to grasp


These are people who were indoctrinated early to believe in god, became disenfranchised with the religion of their childhood and left it. They are often angry at the church or at the god they believe in for some injustice they experienced. They then return to their religion (perhaps a different variety, or sometimes perhaps a different theistic religion) later in life and claim to have been atheists, when they were just non-religious theists for a while. (Or, more often probably, were just non-practicing religious theists.



Most atheists who claim the label of atheist are nonreligious. Most of them also tend to be agnostic. Most, but not all. Atheism is not a religion, and agnosticism is not the middle ground between theism and atheism, and there are nonreligious theists (in fact, I’d be willing to bet that a large percentage of the “ nones” are theists). Apparently, many Christians think that being nonreligious makes you an atheist

mumumugu:
theism and atheism addresses belief and gnosticism and agnosticism addresses knowledge. One can be an agnostic theist or a gnostic theist, just as one can be an agnostic atheist or a gnostic atheist. The agnostic atheist does not believe a god exists, but does not claim to have knowledge that no god exists. Likewise, an agnostic theist believes in god but does not claim to have knowledge that a god exists. It is important, too, to note the difference in not believing in a god and believing that there is not a god


neither theism nor atheism are religions. These words address only a single belief and do not, in themselves, form any religion. They explained that there are atheistic religions, and there are non-religious theists. This is a point many Christians fail to grasp


These are people who were indoctrinated early to believe in god, became disenfranchised with the religion of their childhood and left it. They are often angry at the church or at the god they believe in for some injustice they experienced. They then return to their religion (perhaps a different variety, or sometimes perhaps a different theistic religion) later in life and claim to have been atheists, when they were just non-religious theists for a while. (Or, more often probably, were just non-practicing religious theists.



Most atheists who claim the label of atheist are nonreligious. Most of them also tend to be agnostic. Most, but not all. Atheism is not a religion, and agnosticism is not the middle ground between theism and atheism, and there are nonreligious theists (in fact, I’d be willing to bet that a large percentage of the “ nones” are theists). Apparently, many Christians think that being nonreligious makes you an atheist

I thought so..( ur last sentence)

mumumugu:
Apparently, many Christians think that being nonreligious makes you an atheist

I'd wager that many religious folks think this way...Not just the Christians. People don't even believe there are spiritual atheists...