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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humanoid" data-source="post: 8089925" data-attributes="member: 301119">Atheism, in a broad sense, is the rejection of <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Religious_belief" target="_blank">belief</a> in the <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Existence_of_God" target="_blank">existence of deities</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-0" target="_blank">[1]</a> In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Deity" target="_blank">deities</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-RoweRoutledge-1" target="_blank">[2]</a> Most inclusively, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[3]</a> Atheism is contrasted with <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Theism" target="_blank">theism</a>,<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[4]</a> which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[5]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[6]</a>The term atheism originated from the Greek <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%84%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%82" target="_blank">ἄθεος</a> (atheos), meaning "without gods", which was applied with a negative connotation to those thought to reject the <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Gods" target="_blank">gods</a> worshipped by the larger society. With the spread of <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Freethought" target="_blank">freethought</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Skeptical_inquiry" target="_blank">skeptical inquiry</a>, and subsequent increase in <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Criticism_of_religion" target="_blank">criticism of religion</a>, application of the term narrowed in scope. The first individuals to identify themselves as "atheist" appeared in the 18th century.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-KArmstrong-6" target="_blank">[7]</a> Today, about 2.3% of the world's population describes itself as atheist, while a further 11.9% is described as <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Irreligion" target="_blank">nonreligious</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-Britannica_demographics-7" target="_blank">[8]</a> Between 64% and 80%<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-8" target="_blank">[9]</a> of Japanese describe themselves as atheists, <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Agnosticism" target="_blank">agnostics</a>, or non-believers.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-Martin2007-9" target="_blank">[10]</a> According to a poll by Der Spiegel magazine, 45% of Germans believe in <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/God" target="_blank">God</a>, and a quarter in <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Jesus_Christ" target="_blank">Jesus Christ</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[11]</a> The percentage of such persons in European Union member states ranges as low as single digits in Malta, Poland, Romania, Cyprus and some other countries, and up to 85% in Sweden, 80% in Denmark, 72% in Norway, and 60% in Finland.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-Martin2007-9" target="_blank">[10]</a>Atheists tend to lean towards <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Skepticism" target="_blank">skepticism</a> regarding <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Supernatural" target="_blank">supernatural</a> claims, citing a lack of <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Empirical" target="_blank">empirical</a> evidence.[<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>] Western atheists have offered several rationales for not believing in any deity. These include the <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Problem_of_evil" target="_blank">problem of evil</a>, the <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Argument_from_inconsistent_revelations" target="_blank">argument from inconsistent revelations</a>, and the <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Argument_from_nonbelief" target="_blank">argument from nonbelief</a>. Other arguments for atheism range from the philosophical to the social to the historical. Although some atheists tend toward <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Secularism" target="_blank">secular</a> philosophies such as <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Humanism" target="_blank">humanism</a>,<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-11" target="_blank">[12]</a> <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Rationalism" target="_blank">rationalism</a>, and <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Naturalism_(philosophy)" target="_blank">naturalism</a>,<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-12" target="_blank">[13]</a> there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[14]</a>In <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Western_culture" target="_blank">Western culture</a>, atheists are frequently assumed to be exclusively <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Irreligion" target="_blank">irreligious</a> or <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Spirituality" target="_blank">unspiritual</a>.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-cline-buddhism-14" target="_blank">[15]</a> However, atheism also figures in certain religious and spiritual belief systems, such as <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank">Jainism</a>, some forms of <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/God_in_Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a> that do not advocate belief in gods,<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[16]</a> and <a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/wiki/Hinduism" target="_blank">Hinduism</a> that holds atheism to be valid but difficult to follow spiritually.<a href="http://www.elakiri.lk/forum/#cite_note-16" target="_blank">[17]</a><img src="http://scottklarr.com/media/atheism/motivationalPosters/atheism_motivational_poster_19.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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